This six volume set covers a broad range of women's issues in more than 130 countries around the world on each of the following topics: education, employment and the economy, family and sexuality, health, politics and law, religion and spirituality, and violence. These topics are considered in the context of such contemporary issues as illiteracy and wage discrepancies to unequal familial roles. Each country section ends with an extensive bibliography, further suggested reading, videos/films, web sites, and country-specific organizations.
