Women’s History Month is a time to recognize women’s contributions to progress and innovation in science, technology, culture, art, and society — and to keep the spotlight shining on the inequities women still face in the workplace.
The gender pay gap continues to keep women from equal economic participation with men. Women still make only 83 cents for every dollar earned by a man in the U.S. — and that number drops to 64 cents for Black women, 60 cents for Native American women, 57 cents for Latina women, and 52 cents for Asian American and Pacific Islander women. At Syndio, we dedicate ourselves every day to providing solutions to measure and improve workplace equity.
To celebrate the women who inspire us, we’ve collected the Syndio team’s favorite memoirs, biographies, nonfiction books, documentaries, and movies about women from around the world. Below you’ll find stories about women blazing trails, creating change, sharing wisdom, and leading their fields in business, science, art, sports, and politics.
Nonfiction books
Mom & Me & Mom
by Maya Angelou
Unbought and Unbossed
by Shirley Chisholm
The Dragons, the Giant, the Women: A Memoir
by Wayétu Moore
Vice President Kamala Harris: Her Path to the White House
by Malaika Adero
Living History
by Hillary Rodham-Clinton
A Lab of One’s Own: One Woman’s Personal Journey Through Sexism in Science
by Rita Colwell and Sharon Bertsch McGraybe
What I Know for Sure
by Oprah Winfrey
Becoming
by Michelle Obama
Untamed
by Glennon Doyle
The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation
by Anna Malaika Tubbs
Eyes on the Street: The Life of Jane Jacobs
by Robert Kanigel
We Should All Be Feminists
By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
by Caroline Criado Perez
What Works: Gender Equality by Design
by Iris Bohnet
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
Poetry & essays
Call Us What We Carry
by Amanda Gorman
Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions
by Gloria Steinem
Men Explain Things to Me
by Rebecca Solnit
Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion
by Jia Tolentino
Business books
Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family
by Ann-Marie Slaughter
Nevertheless, She Persisted: True Stories of Women Leaders in Tech
by Pratima Rao Gluckman
Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.
by Brené Brown
The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World
by Melinda Gates
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
by Sheryl Sandberg
Documentaries & docuseries
RBG
Watch on: Netflix
Coded Bias
Watch on: Netflix
A Ballerina’s Tale
Watch on: Amazon Prime Video , Google Play, Apple TV, YouTube
Period. End of Sentence.
Watch on: Netflix
Pretty Strong
Watch on: Vimeo on Demand
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Watch on: Netflix, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video
Being Serena
Watch on: HBO Max
Seeing Allred
Watch on: Netflix
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
Watch on: Netflix
All In: The Fight for Democracy
Watch on: Amazon Prime Video
Naomi Osaka
Watch on: Netflix
Gloria: In Her Own Words
Watch on: HBO Max
Movies
The Joy Luck Club
Watch on: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV
Queen of Katwe
Watch on: Apple TV
Roma
Watch on: Netflix
Hidden Figures
Watch on: Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video
Little Women (2019)
Watch on: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV
Wild
Watch on: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV
Whale Rider
Frida
Watch on: Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max
Erin Brokovich
Watch on: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Peacock TV
9 to 5
Watch on: Amazon Prime Video
The Color Purple
Watch on: Vudu, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV
Thelma and Louise
Watch on: HBO Max, Vudu, Apple TV
Set It Off
Watch on: Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Tubi TV
Wonder Woman
Watch on: HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV
A League of Their Own
Watch on: Peacock TV, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV
The First Wives Club
Watch on: Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Starz