Many people have contributed to the successful completion of this book. Jenny Routledge initiated the cross-school Women’s Health Initiative at the University of East Anglia, whose members undertook the stimulating discussions, activities and conferences which led to most of the chapters herein. Robbie Meehan provided excellent support for those activities, so that they were always well run and recorded; her co-ordination was essential in getting the book underway. Both Jo Campling, as commissioning editor, and the book’s external reader have provided us with invaluable encouragement and advice
