Editors Anne Commire and Deborah Klezmer found that typically five percent or less of the text of such works was devoted to women.

[3] The dictionary does not contain author or source information; however, 10,000 entries refer the reader to the editors' 17-volume Women in World History which contains more detail.

[4] The Dictionary of Women Worldwide series served as an expansion of the prior multi-volume work, though the entries were made shorter in length by comparison.

The indices separate the entries into different formats, including time period, type of occupation, and geographical location.

She particularly praised the length and detail of the entries, which often include name variations, marriages and "female lineage, an often insurmountable task, yet critical for establishing accurate biographical information about women ... the Dictionary of Women Worldwide is an admirable 'first stop' resource and offers scholars at all levels a much-needed starting point for more indepth research.