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Gender and Advertising

Gerald Grow, "Don't Hate Me Because I'm Beautiful"

Behind the Barbie and Ken Breakup: Analysis from Business Week 

It's Splitsville for Barbie & Ken:  The Latest from CNN

Madison Avenue versus The Feminine Mystique: How the Advertising Industry Responded to the Onset of the Modern Women’s Movement

Gender Representation in Tobacco and Alcohol Advertising

Gender in Advertising - This site was the result of a research project for a 1997 Gender Equity grant.

Girls, Women & Media Project Home Page

"Torches of Freedom" - Themes of Women's Liberation in American Cigarette Advertising


Gender and Class

Gender and Class In the US

Randy Capps, "Hardship among Children of Immigrants: Findings from the 1999 National Survey of America’s Families," Urban Institute, 2001.

Kathryn Porter, Allen Dupree, "Poverty Trends for Families Headed by Working Single Mothers, 1993 to 1999," Center on Budget & Policy Priorities, 2001.

"Before & After Welfare Reform: The Work and Well-Being of Low-Income Single-Parent Families," Institute for Women's Policy Research , June 2003.

"Bridging the Two Americas: The Politics of Welfare, Jobs, Earnings, and Families," Special Report, The American Prospect, September 2004.

Explaining Trends in the Wage Gap, A Report by The Council of Economic Advisers (White House)

The Glass Ceiling Commission, 1991-1996: Key Documents

The Wage Gap by Education, National Committee on Pay Equity


Gender and Class In the Global Economy


Radhika
Balakrishnan.  Excerpt from “The Hidden Assembly Line: Gender Dynamics of Subcontracted Work in a Global Economy.”

Shaohua Chen and Martin Ravallion, "How Have the World's Poorest Fared Since the Early 1980's?" Report by The World Bank (no date)

Family-Friendly Europe: Decent wages and generous social supports to reconcile work and parenting add up to a family policy that's smarter than marriage promotion," The American Prospect, April 2002.

Molly Morgan, Virginia Rasmussen & Mary Zepernick,. “Gender and Global Corporatization,” from Defying Corporations, Defining Democracy (2001)

Elsa Ramos, “Gender Equality and Unions: A Global Perspective,” Perspectives on Work.

Brigitte Young, “Global Capitalism Without a Global Citizenry,” Working Papers, Vol.1 No.1, 1999.

International Gender and Trade Network

Statement on Global Economy: Gender, Class and Racism, Women's International Coalition for Economic Justice (WICEJ), UN Commission on the Status of Women, New York, March 2001

Working Women in the Global Economy: From Marginalization to Empowerment” Commission on the Status of Women, 49th Session, March 2005

Women, Equality, and Islam, The National Council of Resistance of Iran Foreign Affairs Committee, 1995.

The Women of Islam, Special Issue, Time.com


Gender and Crime

Rhonda Copelon, "Rape and Gender Violence: From Impunity to Accountability in International Law,' Human Rights Dialogue 2.10 (Fall 2003): "Violence Against Women," Carnegie Council on Ethics & Human Affairs.

Valerie Jenness, "Engendering Hate Crime Policy: Gender, the “Dilemma of Difference,” and the Creation of Legal Subjects," Journal of Hate Studies, Vol. 2, Number 73.

Nathan W. Pino,  Robert F. Meier, "Gender Differences in Rape Reporting - Statistical Data Included," Sex Roles: A Journal of Research,  June, 1999.

Victor L. Streib, "Death Penalty for Female Offenders, January 1, 1973 - June 30, 2003."

Cathy Young,  "Sexism and the Death Chamber," Mothers Who Think, May 4, 2000.

Crime blotter: a snapshots of crime statistics by gender and race/ethnicity, along with a look at occupations and salaries in the American criminal justice system," Black Issues in Higher Education, Jan 17, 2002

The Color of Violence Against Women, Special Report, ColorLines, Winter 2000-2001.

Feminist Perspectives on Women and Crime," Kelta Advanced Learning

Women Offenders: Dept of Justice Special Report


Gender and Education

Education and Gender Differences: A comprehensive guide to a variety of articles.

Gender and Education, The Open Society Institute

Gender Gap 101, News Hour Extra

Math and Gender Equity, PBS Teacher Source

Resource Guide to Gender and Education,  Eldis Gateway to Development Information


Gender and Film

John Blaser.  "No Place for a Woman: The Family in Film Noir"

Stuart Fischoff; Joe Antonio; Diane Lewis.  "Favorite Films and Film Genres As A Function of Race, Age, and Gender."  Journal of Media Psychology, Volume 3, Number 1, Winter, 1998

Frank Manchel. "Michael Rogin on Race, Gender and Film History" Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television,  March, 1997

Justin M. Nola; Gery W. Ryan.  Fear and Loathing at the Cinemaplex: Gender Differences in Descriptions and Perceptions of Slasher Films (pdf file)


Gender and Health

Melissa Kaplan, "Gender Differences Affecting Health and Function," March 25, 2005

Vivian W. Pinn, "Sex and Gender Factors in Medical Studies," The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), January 22, 2003

Bryn Mawr University Research, "Gender Differences in Mental Health"

University of Glasgow, "New Research Reveals Common Beliefs About Gender Differences in Health"

World Health Organization, Department of Gender, Women and Health

World Health Organization, "Gender and Women's Mental Health"

World Health Organization, "Gender and Health: A Technical Paper"

Will H. Courtnay, "Constructions of Masculinity and Their Influences on Men's Well-Being: A Theory of Gender and Health," Social Science & Medicine 50 (2000)
 


Gender & Law

Michael Baker and Nicole Fortin. "The Gender Composition and Wages: Why is Canada Different from the United States?"

Francine D. Blau and Lawrence M. Kahn. "The US Gender Pay Gap in the1990S: Slowing Convergence," June 2004.

Jessica Bosch, Susana Vazquez-Cupeiro. "Institutional Prestige and Academic Women - Does it Matter?"

Mick Brookes, Timothy Hinks And Duncan Watson.  "Comparisons in Gender Wage Differentials and Discrimination Between Germany and the United Kingdom"

Sharon L. Segrest. "Exploring the Role of Machismo in Gender Discrimination: A Comparison of Mexico and the U.S."

Sabrina Tesoka.  "The Differential Impact of Judicial Politics in the Field of Gender Equality ... Three National Cases Under Scrutiny"

EEOC Guidelines on Discrimination Because of Sex

Harvard Journal of Law and Gender


Gender and the Media

Dave Eberhart.   "Kobe and the Kennedys – A Media Double Standard?" , NewsMax.com Friday, July 25, 2003

Suzanne Hackney.  "Covering Crime and Its Victims"

Kirk Johnson.  "Accuser and Family Urge Quick Bryant Trial."  New York Times, March 26, 2004

A Man's Home: The Emergence of the Right to Privacy in the Gilded Age

Gender Representation in Tobacco and Alcohol Advertising

Madison Avenue versus The Feminine Mystique: How the Advertising Industry Responded to the Onset of the Modern Women’s Movement  


Gender and Politics

Gender Bias in the Study of Politics

Women’s Political Participation: Issues and Challenges

Enhancing Women's Participation in Electoral Processes in Post-Conflict Countries

U.S. Census Bureau:  "Reported Voting and Registration of the Total Voting-Age Population, by Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin, for States: November 2004" (MS Excel file).

Susan Carroll.  "Women Voters and the Gender Gap"

David C. King; Richard E. Matland.  "Gender and Party in Congressional Elections."

Rob Richie and Caleb Kleppner.  "Impact of U.S. Runoff Elections on Racial Minorities and Women: An Analysis and Comparison with Instant Runoff Voting."

Douglas Weber.  "Sex, Money and Politics: The Gender Gap in Campaign Contributions."


Gender &  Race

Esther Godfrey, “To Be Real: Drag, Minstrelsy and Identity in the New Millennium,” Genders, Issue 41 2005.

Sally Haslanger, "Gender and Race: What Are They? What Do We Want Them To Be?"

Bell Hooks, "Sexism and Misogyny: Who Takes the Rap? Misogyny, Gangsta Rap, and The Piano," ZMagazine (February, 1994).

Angela Hooton, "A Broader Vision of the Reproductive Rights Movement: Fusing Mainstream and Latina Feminism," Journal of Gender, Social Policy, and the Law, Vol. 13, Number 1 (2004).

Vernellia R. Randall, Race, Racism, and the Law (an educational activist web site)

Jim Sidanius, Rosemary C. Veniegas, “Gender and Race Discrimination: The Interactive Nature of Disadvantage,” in S. Oskamp (Ed.). 2000. Reducing Prejudice and Discrimination The Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology

"Gender and Race: Together at Last?" - This is a series of video clips from a 2003 seminar held at the Radcliff Institute for Advanced Study.

"The Intersection of Race, Gender and Class"  - This bibliography contains only items that analyze the three dimensions of race, gender and class.

The Color of Violence Against Women, Special Report, ColorLines, Winter 2000-2001.


Gender and Sports

Deborah Anderson.  "Gender Equity in Intercollegiate Athletics: Determinants Title IX Compliance."

Anne Bowker, Shannon Gadbois, Becki Cornock.  "Sports Participation and Self-esteem: Variations as a Function of Gender and Gender Role Orientation."  Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, July, 2003

Gender Equity in Athletics and Sports

Sport in Society Report Card

Women's Sports Foundation