Edwin H. Mookini Library

Gender and Women’s Studies Research Guide

This page lists only subject-specific resources for Gender and Women’s Studies. General information about searching for resources is available on the Guides page and in the options at the right (or at the bottom) of this page.

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New! Big Ten Open Books

Gender and Sexuality Studies - a collection of 100 scholarly works, part of the Big Ten Academic Alliance.

Journal Articles

See the Find Articles page for general information about finding magazine, journal, and newspaper articles, including how to:

  • search specialized databases
  • understand the difference between a scholarly journal and a magazine
  • request articles that are not immediately accessible

Journal Article Databases

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UH Hilo

Also be sure to search some of the General Databases and related Subject Area Databases:
UH Hilo General | UH Hilo Subject Area

  • HeinOnline Civil Rights & Social Justice (UH Hilo access)
    Contains publications from the Commission on Civil Rights, legislative histories on landmark legislation, briefs from relevant U.S. Supreme Court cases, and more, covering civil rights in the United States as their legal protections and definitions are expanded to cover more and more Americans.
  • HeinOnline LGBTQ+ Rights (UH Hilo access)
    Contains historical and contemporary materials regarding gay rights and issues, including books, pamphlets, reports, scholarly articles, interactive timeline, and more.
    "Throughout the LGBTQ+ Rights database, users may encounter items and viewpoints that they find offensive. These items are included in order to properly foster dialogue and to fully understand both the progress our society has made and the inequalities that still exist today."
  • Sociology Collection (Licensed for UH Hilo users only)
    Access to Sociological Abstracts in combination with other databases covering the international literature in sociology and social services, along with related fields. Provides abstracts, indexing and full-text coverage of journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, working papers, and more, including full-text from hundreds of leading sociology journals.

HawaiʻiCC

Also be sure to search some of the General Databases and related Subject Area Databases:
HawaiʻiCC General | HawaiʻiCC Subject Area

  • HeinOnline Civil Rights & Social Justice (Hawaiʻi CC access)
    Contains publications from the Commission on Civil Rights, legislative histories on landmark legislation, briefs from relevant U.S. Supreme Court cases, and more, covering civil rights in the United States as their legal protections and definitions are expanded to cover more and more Americans.
  • HeinOnline LGBTQ+ Rights (Hawaiʻi CC access)
    Contains historical and contemporary materials regarding gay rights and issues, including books, pamphlets, reports, scholarly articles, interactive timeline, and more.
    "Throughout the LGBTQ+ Rights database, users may encounter items and viewpoints that they find offensive. These items are included in order to properly foster dialogue and to fully understand both the progress our society has made and the inequalities that still exist today."

Dissertations and Theses

The library has access to the full-text of many theses and dissertations, most of which have extensive lists of references. Some examples of material available in full-text:

Hong, Yeeun.  Intersecting Hierarchies: Media Representation of Marriage Migrants under South Korea’s Empty Multiculturalism. University of Hawai'i at Manoa.  2021.

Kim, Erick.   The effects of cognitive load on potential partner choices in online speed dating profiles. University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.  2015. 

Kisitu, Alexandra.  The Lifestyles and Worldviews of Moms Who Choose Home Birth in Hawaiʻi. University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa.  2021.

Narine, Victoria R.  Are Men Ballers and Women Scholars? The Role of Hypermasculinity, Gender, and Athletic Identity on Student-Athletes' Academic Performance.  University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa.  2021. 

Zandbergen, Danielle L.  Culture and gender differences in romantic jealousy.  University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.  2014. 

Dissertations and Theses from ProQuest (Licensed for UH Hilo users only)
Online access to full text of doctoral dissertations and graduate theses from universities around the world, including all campuses of the University of Hawaiʻi.

Meda Chesney-Lind Papers

Meda Chesney-Lind taught courses in the UH system that focused on the sociology of gender, women, and crime. The Meda Chesney-Lind Papers “comprises five series: University Activities, Professional Services, Research Topics, Correspondences, and Notebooks. Spanning from the 1970s to 2010s, this collection reveals her professional life as a scholar and an activist with a focus on women and crime. It provides valuable research materials about the brutal shakedown of the Oʻahu Community Correctional Center in 1981 and the experience and backgrounds of delinquent girls and incarcerated women in Hawaiʻi.”