Database
The Gender and Work database (GaW) is a tool for digitizing, classifying, and analyzing extracts from a variety of historical sources.
Search new GaW (Beta)
Search and analyze data in the beta version of GaW's new search and extraction tool
Search old GaW
Search, analyze and compile data with GaW's old search and extraction tool
A unique database
The GaW database has been specifically developed for the Gender and Work research project. It is built according to the 'verb-oriented method', meaning that the core of the database consists of source fragments containing descriptions of sustenance activity—that is, verb phrases. Information concerning what someone did has been connected to information regarding who performed the activity, when, and in what context, resulting in the creation of a uniquely designed relational database.
Furthermore, the database allows for reading and searching within the original source texts from which the verb phrases are drawn. These texts are stored in the database as digital reproductions. In many cases there are images of the original handwritten documents as well.
What is the GaW database?
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What can I find in the database?
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How can I use the database?
Learn for what purposes you can use the database.