Gear
Gear manufacturers have realised that lots of women like the outdoors and they're different shapes from men. Here's what's out there, and where you can buy it.
Hiking/Tramping
Extended walks are great for the mind and spirit and lots of women love to take part in them. A good friend of mine once told me that multi-day bushwalking is the one outdoor activity where she can outdo the guys because she has amazing stamina and can go all day long. Of course, she is amazing anyway (she often makes incredible sushi for a backcountry camping meal) - but the fact remains that lots of women love to walk.
Check out these resources, and contact me if you know of more that should be added.
Female Adventurers
Love in a Tent - a blog from the author of Sex in a Tent! Michelle Waitzman is a Canadian currently living in New Zealand.
Hiking Women - they call themselves FLAB (Fun Loving Adventuresome Broads) and this is their blog. Enjoy!
Check out the Hiking Lady Blog for a range of interesting articles and more.
Organisations
3 Sisters Adventure Trekking - provide women guides and assistants for treks in Nepal, helping to empower Nepali women.
Trekking4Women - New Zealand based organisation who prepare trekking (and non trekking) travel trips all over the world.
Backcountry Cooking
A Fork In The Trail is a cookbook for anyone who would like to cook up a tasty and nutritious meal in the outdoors. The recipes come from the Wilderness Cooking website. It's author is Laurie Ann March who is an experienced and enthusiastic walker, traveller and canoeist.