The Greatest Books of All Time on Gender Studies

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
2596 Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? Jeanette Winterson 2011 British English
3079 Paradise of the Blind Dương Thu Hương 1988 Vietnamese Vietnamese
5042 Woman Natalie Angier 1999 American English
5702 Ancillary Justice Ann Leckie 2013 American English
8752 The Creation Of Patriarchy Gerda Lerner 1986 American English
9259 Moving Beyond Words Gloria Steinem 1993 American English
9565 Cunt Inga Muscio 1998 American English
9640 Unbearable Weight Susan Bordo 1993 American English
9687 Leftover Women Leta Hong Fincher 2014 Unknown English
10094 Manifesta Jennifer Baumgardner, Amy Richards 2000 American English
10537 Colonize This! Daisy Hernandez, Bushra Rehman 2002 Multiple English
10778 Female Chauvinist Pigs Ariel Levy 2005 American English
10794 Jane Sexes It Up Merri Lisa Johnson 2002 Unknown English
11223 The Color Of Violence INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence 2006 Unknown English
11256 Nobody Passes Matthew Bernstein Sycamore 2006 Unknown English
11330 Learning To Drive Katha Pollitt 2007 American English
11423 Feminism And Pop Culture Andi Zeisler 2008 American English
12248 Reading Women Stephanie Staal 2011 Unknown English
13148 Wages For Housework Emily Callaci 2025 Unknown English
13558 The Black Swan Thomas Mann 1953 German German
17162 Period Kate Clancy 2023 Unknown English
17162 Without Children Peggy O’Donnell Heffington 2023 Unknown English