Providing an in-depth look at the lives of women and girls in approximately 150 countries, this multivolume reference set offers readers transnational and postcolonial analysis of the many issues that are critical to the survival and success of women and girls.

• Presents a broad postcolonial feminist examination of the lives of women and girls worldwide through essays about the female experience in individual countries

• Provides sidebars that highlight details about individual women and interesting topics that affect women and girls

• Includes primary source documents that offer readers a direct look at important statements, laws, and policies about women and girls