Tips for searching for articles on gender and sexuality
Useful keywords for searching - wom?n, masculin*, homosexuality, gender identity, feminism, transgender rights, lesbian*, gender roles, gender expression, sexual orientation.
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In the above search, we included wom?n, which will produce results for woman and women, as well as synonymous words like female and gender. We combined this with ineq* which will produce results referencing inequality or inequity, as well as other phrases with similar meanings - "wage gap" and "pay gap."
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