Square the Circle is the thirteenth studio album by British singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading.

The album's songs show a preoccupation with gender and male versus female characteristics.

[3] AllMusic reviewer William Ruhlmann was critical of some of the sentiments on the album, singling out "If Women Ruled The World", for its lyrics which were perceived as misandrist.

[4] Chris Heim, writing in the Chicago Tribune, noted that "her sound is pared down to direct, catchy pop-rock with only traces of the folk, reggae and jazz stylings that filled past albums" and that Armatrading "retains her touch for writing upbeat tunes that instantly burrow into memory and soft, low ballads that resonate with exquisite pain".

He concluded that Armatrading "continues to be one of the most penetrating chroniclers of affairs of the heart in pop today".