Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women

For a full list of entries and contributors, sample entries, and more, visit the Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women website. Featuring comprehensive global coverage of women's issues and concerns, from violence and sexuality to feminist theory, theRoutledge International Encyclopedia of Womenbrings the field into the new millennium. In over 900 signed A-Z entries from US and Europe, Asia, the Americas, Oceania, and the Middle East, the women who pioneered the field from its inception collaborate with the new scholars who are shaping the future of women's studies to create the new standard work for anyone who needs information on women-related subjects. TheRoutledge International Encyclopedia of Womenreviews the condition of women around the world, and provides region-by-region articles on issues such as feminist movements, women's education, spirituality, health care systems and more. Subject areas cover the entire rangeof areas vital to the field of women's studies. Subject Areas and Selected Contents: Arts andLiterature--Performance art; Quilting; Women in pop music... -Business Management--Entrepreneurs; Equal opportunity; Networking; Telecommuting... Culture and Communication--Images of women around the world; Women as consumers/producers of culture... Ecology and theEnvironment--Ecological disasters; Furs and fashion; Occupational health & safety... Economy and Development--Family wage; Globalization; Maternity leave; Occupational segregation; Third World... Education--Assertiveness training; Co-education; women's education around the world... Health and Sexuality--Depression; Eating disorders; Fitness and nutrition; Midwives; Sexual difference... History and Philosophy of Feminism--18th Century feminism; feminism in Central and South America, Eastern Europe and around the world; Postmodern Feminism... Householdsand Families Domestic labor; Legal and religious traditions in households and families in the Caribbean, Middle East, and worldwide; Lesbian marriage; Sati (Suttee)... Politics and the State--Citizenship; Human rights; Identity politics; Justice; country-by-country overviews... Science and Technology--Experiments on women; Feminist methods in the social sciences; Psychoanalysis; Scientific sexism and racism... Spirituality and Religion--Feminist ethics; Quakers; Religious communities; Wicca; Women in the clergy... Violence and Peace--Infanticide; Street harassment; country-by-country surveys of violence and women... Women's Studies--Lesbian studies; Men's studies; country-by-country surveys... and much more... This set is destined to become the resource of choice in the field of women's studies. Fully indexed and cross-referenced, with a variety of valuable reference tools, including bibliographies at the end of all articles.