Touring - New Bike build----Small hands question

I got a screamin deal on a Riv Atlantis, which was sort of unexpected and am building it for my spouse. We are looking for brifter/handlebars for small hands.

So far, I have found the Shimano ST-R600 9 speed which is for smaller hands, and has a rubber wedge to move the lever closer to the bar.

We looked at some shorter reach bars, but this is hard to sort out. I have a Nitto Noodle and love it, but the reach is longer.

Any info on any brands appreciated!

I like the easton ec70 bar. I shimmed my levers.

Randonneur bend bars are usually very short reach.

They are Very comfortable. I prefer them to my nitto noodles by quite a large margin.

do you know if the numbers are accurate when companies specify their reach lenghts?

They aren't brifters, but the tektro BLR30 levers are designed for short hands... might work if you're not set on brifters.

The spouse has a relatively low walk and chew gum ratio. Bar ends or any hand movement is not in her best interest! I have seen the results(bashed helmet, gashed leg) and its not pretty! So its brifters. Too bad no eight speeds left. I have to go with 9 on the brifters. :(