Women

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Statistics has extensive statistics every year, dating back to 1997, including the types, numbers, and costs of cosmetic procedures performed.

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons Statistics has well-organized statistics on plastic surgery, dating back to 1992.

APESMA Women in the Professions Survey has been conducted four times since 2000 and has survey results on the employment status of women, their hours of work, family and working life, career development, and salaries.

Bureau of Justice Statistics Victim Characteristics has publications and statistics from the past two decades on intimate partner violence, rape, sexual assault, and violence in general.

Family Health International has research findings about family planning and pregnancy from studies done in Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Egypt, Indonesia, Jamaica, Korea, Malaysia, Mali, the Philippines, and Zimbabwe.

Guttmacher Institute has reports and data sets on issues involving abortion and pregnancy.

Institute for Women’s Policy Research contains a wealth of data primarily on the employment, economic, and social status of women in the United States.

National Center for Education Statistics allows you to search for publications and products by clicking on its tab in the header, allows you to access surveys and programs by clicking on its tab in the header, allows you to search for data tools by clicking on its tab in the header, and it allows you to search for tables and figures on the education of women, including enrollment at women’s colleges, degrees earned, and test scores, by clicking on the tables and figures tab in the header.

National Center for Health Statistics - Women’s Health has a list of fast stats on women’s health, with source links for every fast stat category, in addition to more data and related links at the bottom of the webpage.

National Science Foundation (NSF) – Women in Science and Engineering has data results, as recent as 2007, on trends for women, minorities, and disabled people in the fields of science and engineering, with focus on degrees earned, employment, enrollment, and salaries.

Office of Postsecondary Education has information and data about the number of women in sports, by sport and in comparison to men, at colleges throughout the United States.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data – National Comorbidity Survey is a survey that contains data on eating disorders.

US Department of Labor – Women’s Bureau Publication has quick facts and reports full of data on the occupational status of women; the statistics link on the right-hand side of the webpage also contains pertinent data and information on the subject.

 

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