Women in Leadership: Core Book Lists

This list includes works about African women (mostly Sub-Saharan Africa) from the fields of art, literary studies, history, political science, sociology, and anthropology. With the exception of a few key anthologies, literary works and narratives are excluded as are single person biographies and autobiographies. Titles about individual countries or focused time periods are included based on their importance to the larger field of African women's studies.
By: Heather Tompkins, Carleton College

This list is limited to in-print English-language titles on the subject of agriculture in any country except the United States or Canada. Please see the North American Agriculture list for titles about the United States or Canada.
By: Linda Stewart, Cornell University

This list is limited to English-language titles on East Asian Women published in the United States. Emphasis is on nonfiction and literature anthologies.
By: Toby Matoush, San Jose State University

This list focuses on English-language nonfiction titles published in 2002 and beyond that examine the main issues and core debates related to the complex intersection of gender and health. It contains titles that offer a critical, gendered reading of health in its sociocultural, political, economic, and historical context. The list excludes self-help texts and highly advanced clinicians' resources but does include selective consumer titles and professional texts comprehensible to an academic audience. The list excludes titles strictly about specific health problems/concerns (e.g., menopause, cervical or prostate cancer, contraception) but does include titles that address specific populations (e.g., incarcerated women, men who have sex with men, Latina women). See also HIV and AIDS and Mental Health and Psychology.
By: Daina Dickman. Oakland Public Library/Brandeis Hillel Day School

This list includes books about women in the labor force, women in organized labor, and the gendered division of labor at home. Due to another core list on this topic, books on women in management have been excluded.
By: Jennifer Gilley, Pennsylvania State University

This list is limited to non-fiction, English language books concentrating on feminism and the social condition of women mainly in Middle Eastern countries but also includes some North African countries. It deals with the history of women in this area only as background for more recent developments and does not include memoirs or biographies.
By: Colleen Seale, University of Florida

This list is limited to non-fiction, academic titles in English. Coverage is of women and international politics outside the United States, with an emphasis on women's rights, political action, and justice issues. It does not include biographies or autobiographies of individuals.
By: Florence Tang, Mercer University

This list includes works about South and Southeast Asian women from the fields of anthropology, history, politics, religion, and sociology. Literary works (with the exception of anthologies), single person biographies, and autobiographies are excluded, as well as books on South and Southeast Asian American women.
By: Colleen Seale, University of Florida

This list is limited to non-fiction English-language books focusing broadly on transnational feminism and emphasizing anthologies. It includes a few titles that overlap with core lists in Geography and Travel, Feminist Theory, and Women of Color, because they are key titles in transnational feminism.
By: Lalitha Nataraj, MiraCosta College