Insubordinate: 12 New Archetypes for Women Who Lead

Women! Forget “lean in.” Instead, grow big and break free. Here are twelve powerful archetypes—Empress, Amazon, Snow Queen, Mesmerist, Witch, and more—reclaimed from patriarchal stereotypes, newly illuminated with literary and real-world examples.

International leadership expert Jocelyn Davis presents this twelvefold pantheon of women—fictional and real—who fought, cajoled, commanded, schemed, or blasted their way free of the chains that bound them. Each story alone presents a distinctly powerful approach to work and life. Taken together, they show us women’s full range of possibilities, providing a guide and inspiration for becoming our biggest, finest selves.