由於世界各國學者從不同的觀點來檢視休閒及其意涵，過去二十年的女性休閒研究已有長足的進展。從最近七年來看，研究者使用許多的理論觀點來檢視女性休閒。「one size doesn't fit all」(Henderson, 1996)的看法已被應用到不同生活情境的女性身上。本文擬探討女性休閒研究的成果與趨勢，針對1997-2003年發表於主要英文休閒研究期刊的女性休閒文章，譬如：Journal of Lei sure Research，Leisure Sciences，就蒐尋到的87篇文章，一一檢視女性休閒研究所呈現的主題、所使用的研究方法、以及這些主題所代表的意義。結果發現八個主題與現象：一、休閒空間與場所、二、休閒與生命週期、三、家庭與休閒、四、休閒阻礙與因應克服、五、休閒與健康福祉、六、休閒的性別平等、七、全球化現象、八、研究題材與對象多樣化。本文的結論有三，首先，女性休閒研究有必要深入探討錯綜複雜的社會文化脈胳，以更了解休閒行爲；二、研究方法多元性係女性休閒研究的趨勢，雖然質性方法仍爲主流，但是質量混合法已逐漸受到重視；三、女性休閒研究的終極目標是要達成社會正義與社會改革。文後並建議未來研究之課題與方向，以供國內各界有興趣研究女性休閒者參考。

Women's leisure research has made great progress since scholars from all over the world have examined leisure and its meanings for about twenty years. Lately, researchers have utilized diverse theoretical perspectives to examine women's leisure.Henderson's "one size doesn't fit all" principle has been applied to women from diverse life situations. This paper intends to investigate the results and trend of women's leisure research, targeting articles published in major English leisure journals from 1997-2003, such as the Journal of Leisure Research and Leisure Sciences. The study examined 87 articles to discover emerging themes, methods used, and the implications from the themes. The results revealed eight themes and phenomena: (1) leisure and space, (2) leisure and lifecycle, (3) family leisure, (4) leisure constraints and negotiation, (5) leisure and well-being, (6) gender equity in leisure, (7) leisure and globalization, and (8) diverse topics and populations. Three conclusions were drawn: (1) In order to understand in depth the leisure behavior, women's leisure research should investigate social and cultural context of the subjects under investigation. (2) Diverse study methods have been the trend of women's leisure research, although qualitative methods are mainstream, combining qualitative and quantitative methods attracts more attention. (3) Still, the ultimate goal of women's leisure research is to achieve social justice and social change. Recommendations for future research and practice have been discussed.