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(Above: An Iranian woman walks past during a crackdown of women by Iran's police for not adhering to the strict Islamic dress code, in Tehran on Monday April, 23, 2007. Iran's hard-line police detained about 300 women and gave warnings to more than 3,500 others within two days in the capital Tehran as part of a crackdown against women hard-liners considered "insufficiently veiled" or dressed in an "immoral" fashion. (Source: AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)
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- GenderWatchGenderWatch is a full-text collection of international journals, magazines, newsletters, regional publications, special reports, and conference proceedings devoted to women's and gender issues.
- Contemporary Women's IssuesProvides full text access to global information on women. Information on women in over 150 countries is compiled in a single collection bringing together such disciplines as sociology, psychology, health, education and human rights.
- GLBT LifeGLBT Life is the premier resource to the world's literature regarding Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender issues.
- Berg Fashion LibraryStudents and scholars in disciplines as diverse as anthropology, art history, history, sociology, geography, folklore, museum studies, theatre, and cultural studies as well as fashion and textiles will find the Berg Fashion Library a treasury of fascinating insights into people and cultures all over the world.
