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Product Description: The American Woman is an established, widely respected series on the status of American women, prepared biannually by the Women's Research and Education Institute (WREI). The purpose of the series is to provide an important, convenient, and timely source of accessible and 'user-friendly' information on American women to the media, students and scholars, advocates for women's equity, and policymakers...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

A fascinating and revealing statistical analysis of the condition of American women today reviews the changes in women's status, examining both gains and setbacks; includes essays on the women's movement, minority women, the future of women in the new millennium, and women's leadership in politics, the military, business, and other fields; and offers profiles of all women in Congress. Original (view table of contents)