SUE HEADLEE is Assistant Professor of Economic Policy in the Washington Semester Program at American University. She is the author of The Political Economy of The Family Farm: The Agrarian Roots of American Capitalism (Praeger, 1991).MARGERY ELFIN is Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of History and Political Science at Hood College.

• Preface Introduction The Cost of Being Female in the Workplace The Cost of Being Female in Political Life The Cost of Being Female in Social Life The Educational Cost of Being Female The Health Cost of Being Female The Cost of Being Female in Sweden and Norway The Cost of Being Female in France The Cost of Being Female in China The Impact of the Industrial Revolution on the Cost of Being Female The Cost of Being Female across the Generations Conclusion Appendix Bibliography Index

SUE HEADLEE is Assistant Professor of Economic Policy in the Washington Semester Program at American University. She is the author of The Political Economy of The Family Farm: The Agrarian Roots of American Capitalism (Praeger, 1991).MARGERY ELFIN is Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of History and Political Science at Hood College.

• Preface Introduction The Cost of Being Female in the Workplace The Cost of Being Female in Political Life The Cost of Being Female in Social Life The Educational Cost of Being Female The Health Cost of Being Female The Cost of Being Female in Sweden and Norway The Cost of Being Female in France The Cost of Being Female in China The Impact of the Industrial Revolution on the Cost of Being Female The Cost of Being Female across the Generations Conclusion Appendix Bibliography Index