Thinking about Women: Sociological Perspectives on Sex and Gender by 
Unfinished Business: Democrat and a Republican take on the 10 Most Important Issues Women Face by 
Women in American Society: an Introduction to Women's Studies by These are only suggestions. The library has many more titles about women and related topics than what will be found with these specific searches.
We also have several Opposing Viewpoints books or partial books in the library collection. To find more, type "opposing viewpoints" (using quotation marks for the phrase) AND the other concept of interest, i.e. "women" or "gender" in the Library Catalog.
CIA World Factbook by People of the World
These works include a concise description of people groups covering key facts on population, family structure, language, education, industry, religion, and many more.
Individual titles:
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life by These are only suggestions. The library has many more titles about women and related topics than what will be found with these specific searches. In addition to these suggestions, try adding the name of specific countries or regions. Always use quotation marks around multi-word nouns or phrases identified as relevant subject headings.
Keyword searches:
"developing countries" AND women
also try culture and the country or region, i.e. culture AND china or culture AND "south america"
Likewise, add the country or region to these search words, using quotation marks for phrases:
