Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies

The World Bank's Gender Data Portal makes the latest gender statistics accessible through compelling narratives and data visualizations to improve the understanding of gender data and facilitate analyses that inform policy choices.

Fast statistics on women's health from the Center for Disease Control

Labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics for women.

Information on women in labor markets, including reports and statistics.

"The WomanStats Database is the largest crossnational compilation of data, statistics, and maps on the status of women worldwide. Organized by country, we have over 350 variables for 176 countries." The site also includes essays on the status women in various countries.

CAWP is a nonpartisan voice that is central to creating awareness and understanding of women’s political participation, as well as in expanding that participation. The Center’s programs of research, education and public engagement have both defined and enlarged the study and advancement of women in American politics.

ICRW is a global organization that promotes gender equity, inclusion, and shared prosperity through research and solutions.

The Women’s Bureau champions policies and standards that safeguard the interests of working women, advocates for the equality and economic security of women and their families, and promotes quality work environments.

UN Women is the UN organization delivering programmes, policies and standards that uphold women’s human rights and ensure that every woman and girl lives up to her full potential

The Gallup Poll is the division of Gallup that regularly conducts public opinion polls. Gallup Poll results, analysis, and videos are published daily in the form of data-driven news. This article was revised on March 18, 2024, to reflect Gallup's latest estimate of Americans’ identification as LGBTQ+.

Healthy People 2030 supports improving the health and well-being of LGBT populations through health behavior objectives, objectives to address systemic problems, and objectives to increase data collection on LGBT health and well-being. Some of these objectives measure LGBT population data, while other objectives have a documented relationship to LGBT populations but may not yet measure LGBT population data.

LGBTData.com serves as a no-cost, open-access clearinghouse for the collection of sexual orientation & gender identity data and measures.

Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research. Gender and LGBTQ topics include attitudes and experiences, equality and discrimination, politics, and economics.

he Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released a new data report Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Behavioral Health: Results from the 2021 and 2022 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health

Capturing the experiences of nearly 34,000 LGBTQ youth ages 13 to 24 across the United States, with 45% of respondents being LGBTQ youth of color and 48% being transgender or nonbinary, this fourth annual national survey is one of the most diverse surveys of LGBTQ youth ever conducted.

"Equality Federation is the movement builder and strategic partner to state-based organizations advocating for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. We're winning equality in the communities we call home. "

GLAAD is an all-volunteer, non-partisan organization of Washington D.C. residents committed to advocating for equality and liberation for LGBTQ and affiliated communities in the city, and remains the oldest continuously active political LGBTQ rights group in the country.

Human Rights Watch works for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender peoples' rights, and with activists representing a multiplicity of identities and issues. They document and expose abuses based on sexual orientation and gender identity worldwide.

The Modern Military Association of America is a united voice for the LGBTQ+ military and veteran community. MMAA works to uphold and expand the civil rights progress made on behalf of the LGBTQ+ military and veteran community through education, advocacy, support networks, and discrimination tracking.

NCLR is a national legal organization committed to advancing the civil and human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families through litigation, legislation, policy, and public education.

Outright is dedicated to working with partners around the globe to strengthen the capacity of the LGBTIQ human rights movement, document and amplify human rights violations against LGBTIQ people, and advocate for inclusion and equality.

SAGE stands proudly with the LGBTQ+ pioneers across the country who’ve been fighting for decades for their right to live with dignity and respect.

This series is grounded in a basic truth: that understanding our audience — and meeting them where they're at with the language and descriptions we use — is essential to connecting with those undecided Americans who can move from ambivalent to supportive when we reach out in terms they understand.

The Homosaurus is an international linked data vocabulary of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) terms. This vocabulary is intended to function as a companion to broad subject term vocabularies, such as the Library of Congress Subject Headings.

In this glossary, you will find terms relevant to the health care and identities of LGBTQIA+ people, from the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center.

This Glossary has been collectively built and created by the staff members of the LGBTQIA Resource Center at the University of California at Davis since the early 2000s.

PFLAG ​is the nation's largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them.Explore their searchable and browsable glossary of terms related to the community.

Pronouns.org is a practical resource dedicated to the empowering and inclusive use of personal pronouns in the English language. This website will help you understand why and how to use the pronouns someone goes by. In particular, we are focusing on pronouns used to refer to a singular human in the third person.

Explore resources regarding gender identity.

The U.S. Trans Survey is the largest survey of trans people, by trans people, in the United States and was fielded from October 19 to December 5, 2022.

The TransPop study is the first national probability sample of transgender individuals in the United States (it also includes a comparative cisgender sample). A primary goal of this study was to provide researchers with a representative sample of transgender people in the United States.

This report assesses current practices in sex and gender-related population research and offers strategies for establishing consistent, scientifically rigorous procedures for gathering information relevant to the needs and experiences of transgender people and other gender minorities.

Explore publications focused on the Transgender community.

A4TE fights for the legal and political rights of transgender people in America. Their policy experts, litigators, and community organizers work at all levels of government to ensure trans voices are not only heard, but embraced in rooms where they've long been ignored

FORGE reduces the impact of trauma on trans/non-binary survivors and communities by empowering service providers, advocating for systems reform, and connecting survivors to healing possibilities.

For 50 years, Lambda Legal has worked to address the highest priority needs for members of the LGBTQ+ community and those living with HIV. Lambda Legal will continue to serve as a firewall against the escalating attacks on the LGBTQ+ community and people living with HIV, and continue to chart the course to a world where our identities and relationships are respected, protected, and celebrated.

Explore seven interactive, multi-media modules covering core concepts related to transgender people and communities; created by the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health, University of California, San Francisco

The Trans Formations Project is a small, grassroots 501(c)(4) nonprofit dedicated to tracking and educating about the anti-trans legislative crisis currently sweeping the United States.

WPATH aims to further the understanding and treatment of gender dysphoria by professionals in medicine, psychology, law, social work, counseling, psychotherapy, family studies, sociology, anthropology, sexology, speech and voice therapy, and other related fields.

Equality Federation's interactive mapping of anti-transgender legislation.

This glossary offers brief definitions of some of the key terms that visitors may encounter while exploring the Digital Transgender Archive.

The Homosaurus is an international linked data vocabulary of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) terms. This vocabulary is intended to function as a companion to broad subject term vocabularies, such as the Library of Congress Subject Headings.

The Primer is an attempt to document the movement of language to express and identify the complexity of gender while acknowledging its history and intersections.

When searching the history of Trans people, you may need to use outdated or offensive language. Many articles were written in their own time and many databases were originally developed based on print journal article indexes. Database companies don't always go back through their materials to add new or more appropriate subject headings. Cornell University Library has created a comprehensive list of search terms to use when searching for information on Trans people.