This publication, based on statistics and empirical data, makes a contribution to the study of women in society. Focusing on twenty-six countries from around the globe, the authors compare the status of women in the areas of education, employment, marriage and divorce law, abortion and contraceptives, public office, military service, and health care. The countries selected reflect a representative pool of the world’s cultures, religions, traditions, and politics. The book provides a discourse of how much more progress must occur to set men and women on equal footing.