The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women's Issues Worldwide [Six Volumes]

Subjects:

• Women's Studies » Women's Studies (General)
• Women's Studies » Women's Issues in Politics & Law
• Women's Studies » Women in Business & Labor
• Multicultural Studies » Multicultural Studies (General)

Awards:

• Booklist Editors' Choice, 2003 Selected Reference Books 2003-2004 College & Research Libraries
• Library Journal Best Reference Source, 2003

Reviews:

• Starred Review. Particularly useful for cross-national comparisons of data and issues that would normally be difficult to compare....This outstanding reference work serves general readers who are seeking an overview of the topic, as well as scholars pursuing further research. Highly recommended for all public and academic libraries.
  —Library Journal November 15, 2003
• Students and faculty interested in comparative international data on women will find this set particularly useful. It is current, well written, and informative, providing scholarly content, useful detail, and sound documentation. Highly recommended. All collections.
  —Choice May 2004
• The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women's Issues Worldwide is a must for all college libraries, and highly recommended for public and high school libraries.
  —Feminist Collections Fall 2004
• The organization of the information is what helps make this set so valuable. The outline provided acts as a guide for the user to quickly retrieve brief information, or use it as the starting place for in-depth research....[h]ighly recommended. It will be helpful for college and high school students studying a broad range of topics.
  —Multicultural Review Fall 2004
• The presentation of this work is very good and complements the huge amount and quality of information it contains. The volumes are well presented and attractive.
  —Reference Reviews July 2004
• [R]ecommended for libraries that wish to provide narrative descriptions of women's issues by country.
  —College & Research Libraries September 2004
• [R]ecommend it for addition to high school, public, college, and university libraries.
  —Reference & User Services Quarterly Summer 2004
• Can be recommended from high school age upwards [and] it will be a must for universities and colleges that offer women's studies courses.
  —Reference Reviews June 2004
• Major issues facing women worldwide are examined in this impressive set....This is an exceptional and thorough research tool.
  —School Library Journal April 2004
• This high quality, groundbreaking multivolume reference set documents the achievements and current challenges for women in more than 130 countries....A valuable resource for social studies, psychology, women's studies, world language and economic classes. Recommended.
  —Library Media Connection April/May 2004
• Starred Review. There is more detail here on women's issues worldwide than readers will find in any other reference source.... The attention paid to developing nations helps make the set a boon to researchers, since information on women's lives in many of these places can be so hard to track down....The set's country-by-country approach and uniform structure make it easy to draw comparisons between different parts of the world.... Recommended for libraries serving patrons from high-school age and up and especially for colleges and universities with strong women's programs.
  —Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin January 2004

Table of Contents:

• Standard coverage for each country includes
• :Map
• Profile of Nation
• Overview of Women's Issues
• Education
• Employment and Economics
• Family and Sexuality
• Health
• Politics and Law
• Religion and Spirituality
• Violence
• Outlook for 21st Century
• Resource Guide, with Suggested Reading, Videos/Films, Web Sites, and Organizations

PDF Catalogs:

Sale Catalog 2008.pdf