David - Here are some published sources that I know of: Kaskutas, L. (1994). What do women get out of self-help? Their reasons for attending Women for Sobriety and AA, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 185-195. Burman, S. (1994). The disease concept of alcoholism: It's impact on Women's Treatment, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 121-126. How Women Recover: Experience and Research Objectives (summary of a monograph reporting on a NIAAA conference) - Alcohol Health & Research World, (Winter, 1982/83), pp. 28-40. Beckman, L, Alcoholics Anon. and Gender Issues - In: Research on Alcoholics Anonymous: Opportunities and Alternatives, Eds: McCrady, B. & Miller, W.,(1993), published by Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc., Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies, New Brunswick, NJ 08903. I hope this helps! Cathy Bogart, [log in to unmask]