My ladies that lift

I like Strong Curves by Bret Contreras & Kelly Davis. The program is women specific, outlines routines from beginning body weight exercises to advanced weight lifting, incorporates both compound and isolation exercises, addresses nutrition, provides excellent instructions and color photos of all the exercises.

I'm not a fan of Strong Lifts 5x5 because its only 5 compound exercises. Two of the five, squat and deadlift, require excellent hip flexion & precise form. In other words, there needs to be some ground work done to properly execute a squat and deadlift. If you're only doing 5 exercises total, and the two exercises for lower body are performed incorrectly, then you aren't training effectively.