Take a look at the new womens specific Raleighs...

http://www.raleighusa.com/items.asp?...=15&itemid=380

http://www.raleighusa.com/items.asp?...=15&itemid=379

The 2.0 goes for around $900 and the 1.0 for $625. Raleigh is trying to get into the women's market and they are pretty decently priced for the specs.
We've had a couple of them in our shop and we can't keep them in stock.