Advice on narrower handlebars, please

[VeloVT]

thanks for all of the responses.

The Eva bar sounds like a good idea -- I did a search for it online and the narrowest I could find was 38/42 -- which I worry would put me in a similar position to my current bars. The smaller size sounds like it might be perfect.

Anyone who has tried the Ritchey biomax -- how significant is the flare in the drops? Apparently it's three degrees -- but how does that translate into added width?

I suppose I really should visit my bike shop -- however, there's not a single woman on the staff and I often -- usually -- feel like they treat me in a patronizing way because I"m a girl. So I go there to buy tubes and Co2 and do all the important searching online. (Probably not the best plan... ). Also I doubt they'll have a wide selection of smaller bars.