Statistical Handbook on Women in America

The only comprehensive one-stop source for statistics on women in the United States has now been updated and expanded. Included are approximately 340 new tables and charts incisive data summaries a glossary of terms an extremely useful guide to information sources as well as an extensive subject index. Highlights of the second edition include data from the 1990 Census a new section on women''s reproductive health new statistics on women in sports and the armed forces and broadened coverage of historical trends. Much more than a collection of numbers and cold facts this handbook presents an accurate picture of the lives of American women today.