Abstract：Research about women,gender,and leisure has been in various stages of development for almost three decades . The study of women,gender,and leisure has been undertaken from feminist perspectives with theaim tounderstand thesephenomena and topromote socialchangein the lives of both men and women relative to their leisure . The stages of research about women and leisure are discussed along summaries of what has been learned in English-speaking countries through research . Suggestions are offered regarding how these ideas might be examined from various cultural perspectives .
