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United Nations: Statistics and Indicators on Women and Men

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"This web site provides the latest statistics and indicators on women and men in six specific fields of concern: population, Women and men in families, health, Work, education, political decision making. The statistics and indicators refer to the latest year for which sex-disaggregated data are available. The data have been compiled from official national sources as well as international sources. All sources are given at the end of each table, as are technical notes on the indicators presented."

United Nations: Gender Info 2007
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"Gender Info 2007 is a global database of gender statistics and indicators on a wide range of policy areas, including: population, families, health, education, work, and political participation."  Indicators in this database include those that relate to sectors, goals, themes, source, institutions and conventions 

The World's Women: progress in statistics (online)
Sawyer HQ1154 .W95 2006 (print, third floor)
"The World's Women 2005: Progress in Statistics reviews and analyses the current availability of data and assesses progress made in the provision of national statistics, as opposed to internationally prepared estimates, relevant to gender concerns during the past 30 years."

The World's Women 2000: Trends and Statistics
Sawyer REF HQ1154 .W95 2000

The World's Women 1995: Trends and Statistics
Sawyer REF  HQ1154 .W95 1995

The World's women, 1970-1990 : trends and statistics
Sawyer HA13 .U6 Ser. K, no. 8 (print, third floor

[Williams only] Statistical Universe (1973/1983 - present) - A multidisciplinary index to statistics covering a wide range of topics. 

SourceOECD (1998-Present ) - Full-text of the reports, monographs, serials, and statistical publication of the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development).
Basic economic and demographic data; choose "Statistics" tab on top.

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World Health Organization
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Millennium Development Goals Monitor
Goal 3: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women. Get reports and other materials

TAMPEP
Choose "reports" in the left navigation bar to get statistics and analysis on migration and sex work in Europe.

"European Network for HIV/STI Prevention and Health Promotion among Migrant Sex Workers is an international networking and intervention project operating in 25 countries, including 10 countries in Central and Eastern Europe."

Coalition Against Trafficking in Women
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"The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW) is a non-governmental organization that promotes women's human rights. It works internationally to combat sexual exploitation in all its forms, especially prostitution and trafficking in women and children, in particular girls. "