Shopping ranks dead last. The biggest barriers to women going online are time and money. Women who use online services tend to log on frequently and are willing to pay for it. Women who use online services know their bauds from their bits. Women want their own virtual communities.
Many women favor get-tough policies on flaming.
Below are some of the sites I found. WebRing Home Page should be first on the list since they will take you on a virtual online tour of other sites for women. It was started in June of 1996, to link women's content from one web site to another of women's topics and resources. The content of your site MUST be women's content. Golf for men and women is not considered women's content, but women's golf is.