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WGS 1040 - Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies

Limit to government and organizational sites  (site:)

  • Example:  "gender pay gap"  site:gov

  • Example: "gender" site:org

Use quotes around a single word/phrase to force Google to include a word/phrase

  • Example:  "patriarchy"  "gender stereotypes"
  • Example: "women"  "healthcare" 

Use quotes around a phrase to keep next to each other

  • Example:  "gender rights"

Add the word "statistics" to include it

  • Example:  "healthcare"  "statistics"

Use minus sign (-) to exclude words

  • Example:  "feminism" -wikipedia site:org
  • Example:  "gender identity" -disorder

Step-by-step Tutorials on How to Use Google