WOMEN’S STUDIES: RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS (2001-2005)

Abstract

This article presents a follow-up of production of studies related to Women´s Studies and gender issues, according to the number of research projects, dissertations, books and articles written at four state universities, during 2001-2005. This follow up finds a total of 776 documents. The highlights topics are education, violence and health. But also, there is a significant number of gender sensitive academy with a critical point of view regarding stereotypes related to family, parenthood and sexuality. There are, however, few studies on poverty, labour, sexual and reproductive rights. The focus of most of them is urban middle and lower layers, disregarding other vulnerable