What Will It Take to Make A Woman President?
Conversations About Women, Leadership, and Power
by Marianne Schnall
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Pub Date Nov 05 2013 | Archive Date Nov 05 2013
Perseus Books Group, Seal Press | Seal Press
Description
The interviews include a variety of provocative questions, including:
What would a woman bring to the presidency and to leadership of the US and the world?
What obstacles (societal, political, and self-imposed) have been holding women back?
What changes need to happen to make a female president a reality?
Is America really ready for a female president?
With interviews that focus on the timely, provocative issues involving women, politics, and power, What Will It Take to Make a Woman President? also includes personal insights and anecdotes from the interview subjects themselves. With a comprehensive resource guide for further reading and action, this book takes an essential look at women, leadership, and influence.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781580054966 |
| PRICE | $16.00 (USD) |
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Kel M, Media/Journalist
In our lifetimes?
What Will It Take to Make a Woman President? Conversations About Women, Leadership and Power by Marianne Schnall (Seal Press, $17).
When Marianne Schnall’s young daughter asked her why there were no women presidents, she set out to answer that question. The result is What Will It Take to Make a Woman President? Conversations About Women, Leadership and Power, a collection of interviews with prominent women—only some of whom are in politics. Sorry, but Melissa Etheridge is probably not the best source for opinions on what a woman can do to win the White House (although considering that an actor’s done it, maybe she is).
This is very timely—but then, considering the mass media’s fascination with presidential politics, it will always be timely—given the recent speculation about a run (she’s said no) by Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, and the ongoing breathless speculation about another run from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
One part interview and one part prescription—“Don’t present it as a ‘women’s issue’—it’s a human issue”—Schnall’s book is a reminder that, for all the progress in women’s rights, the United States is still far behind other parts of the world in trusting women to lead. Of course, given the current state of things, it may be the best time of all for women to run. Research has shown that business and government are more likely to look to women and minorities for leadership when the straight white guys have run out of ideas—and run things into the ground.
