Herlands

<p><b>A landmark exploration of women-led communities worldwide and what they can teach us about new ways to live, think and govern, from BBC global correspondent Megha Mohan.</b><br><br>'An inspiration for the future' <b>GLORIA STEINEM</b><br>'Thoroughly researched and intelligently reported' <b><i>THE TIMES</i></b><br>'The best of journalism' <b>LYSE DOUCET</b><br>'Much-needed and compassionate'<b> MARY ROBINSON</b><br>'A must-read'<b> MARCUS RYDER</b><br><br><b>Society isn t working for women - or any of us.</b><br><br><b>But what if the rules were different?</b><br><br>Imagine a world in which women have all the power. A world in which they work together to shape their societies and their futures.<br><br>In reality, women's communities have always existed, and continue to thrive. In this vital and ground-breaking book, Megha Mohan goes in search of their roots, discovering a vibrant global history, brought together here for the first time. She also takes us into today's women-led spaces, where women live on their own terms, showing us how we can rethink society for new ways of living, working and collaborating.<br><br>Through extensive research and exclusive first-hand reporting and inspired by her great-grandmother s own matrilineal community in South India, Mohan introduces us to fascinating and diverse groups of women. From the controversial feminist online trolls of South Korea to older women co-housing in Paris and North London and the Rain Queens of South Africa, this is a truly global look at women's community.<br><br>Essential reading for anyone interested in our collective histories, cultures, economics and governance,<i> Herlands </i>shows the power and possibility of new ways of living - and leading - for us all.</p>