Here is the list! List of business books by womenįrom bestsellers to new releases, here is a list of business books by women authors that offer perspective and empower female professionals. These works are a subset of business books and are similar to female books on leadership and business biographies. The purpose of these books is to give women the skills, knowledge, and confidence needed to thrive in the business world. These works cover topics such as gender discrimination, work-life balance, and self-advocacy. Some answers have been edited for clarity and style.You found our list of inspiring business books by women.īusiness books by women are career guides written by and for women in the workplace. I know you said one but it’s too hard to choose!īooks ranked in no particular order.
You said: Deborah Levy’s living memoir Things I Don’t Want to Know is absolutely incredible. A reflective book full of wit and quiet brilliance. We said: Using George Orwell’s famous essay ‘Why I Write’ as a jumping-off point, Deborah Levy offers her own reflections on life as a writer and the many challenges she faced in finding her voice as a woman who writes. Things I Don't Want to Know by Deborah Levy (2014) One of the most beautiful and ambitious books of the past decade. You said: Homegoing should be read by everyone. Homegoing follows their descendents, taking us from the 'Gold Coast' of Africa to the plantations of Mississippi and the dive bars of Harlem in a breathtaking retelling of Black history. We said: Yaa Gyasi’s award-winning debut is a harrowing, vivid and generation-hopping story of two sisters separated by slavery in the 17th Century. An emotional journey from girlhood to middle, through race, oppression and femininity. We say: Alice Walker dedicated most of her academic career to researching and upholding Zora Neale Hurston's long-overlooked work. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (1937) The result is a brilliantly broad-ranging list of classics and modern masterpieces anyone with a love of great fiction – or non-fictions, memoirs, poetry and more – will enjoy.Īnd if you find this useful, check out our list of our readers' 100 favourite classic novels, learn about their favourite children's books and see the best memoirs they've ever read. Left out of the literary canon for so long that even masters like George Eliot and Jane Austen were forced to adopt male pseudonyms or obscure their names, the last few centuries have finally made the necessary space for women authors to write – and then re-write – a new one.Īs International Women's Day approaches, we asked our readers to tell us about wonderful books by women they love reading, discussing and recommending to others.
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