Herlands: Lessons From Societies Where Women Make the Rules

Herlands: Lessons From Societies Where Women Make the Rules is a nonfiction book by Liz Plank that explores gender, power, and social organisation through the lens of communities where women hold primary authority. The book investigates real-world societies and cultural systems where women play central roles in decision-making, leadership, and social structure. Through travel writing, research, and interviews, Plank examines how these societies function, how gender roles are shaped differently, and what lessons can be drawn about equality, cooperation, and wellbeing. Thought-provoking and exploratory in tone, it challenges conventional assumptions about gender and power while reflecting on what alternative social models can reveal about fairness and human potential.