Women's Information Services and Networks

An accessible and critical guide to the many resource and information centres working around the world to strengthen the position of women in society. It offers a global overview with a focus on the impact of the new information technologies; regional chapters on Africa, Asia and the Pacific and Central and Eastern Europe and the former USSR; a critical directory of information services which describes (with full contact details) the work and focus of more than 160 centres; a 75-entry annotated bibliography and an extensive list of Web sites.