Women's lives around the world : a global encyclopedia /
Susan M. Shaw, general editor ; Nancy Staton Barbour [and three others], editors.
- 1 online resource (4 volumes) : illustrations (some color)
- Gale eBooks .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Volume 1. Africa and the Middle East -- Volume 2. The Americas -- Volume 3. Asia and the Pacific -- Volume 4. Europe.
This encyclopedia examines the lives of women around the world, with coverage that includes the education of girls and teens; the key roles women play in their families, careers, religions, and cultures; how issues for women intersect with colonialism, transnationalism, feminism, and established norms of power and control.