How women around the world are leading powerful changeWomen's progress is global progress. Where there is an increase in women's university enrollment rates, women's earnings, and maternal health, and a reduction in violence against women, we see more prosperous communities, better educated, healthier families, and the preservation of equal human rights. Yet globally, women remain the most consistently under-utilized resource. Vital Voices calls for and makes possible transformative leadership around the world.In Vital Voices, CEO Alyse Nelson shares the stories of remarkable, world-changing women, as well as the story of how Vital Voices was founded, crossing lines that typically divide. For15 years, Vital Voices has brought together women who want to enable others to become change agents in their governments, advocates for social justice, andsupporters of democracy. They equip women with management and business development skills to expand their enterprises and create jobs in their communities.Their voices, stories, and hard-earned lessons—shared here for the first time—are deeply authentic and truly vital.• Features interviews and first-person accounts of global leaders, such as Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, president of Liberia, and Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Prize-winning Burmese pro-democracy leader, as well as business leaders • Draws on the work of theVital Voices, the organization founded by Hillary Clinton in 1997 as a government initiative that transformed into a leading non-profit, which enables a network of 10,000 emerging women leaders in politics, human rights, and economicdevelopment in 127 countries. These women have gone on to mentor and train more than 500,000 • Focuses on the key elements of the Vital Voices five-step model of transformational leadership, including how to find a voice, lead with purpose, cross lines that divide, and moreThrough the firsthand accounts of trail-blazing leaders, Vital Voices introduces unforgettable, inspiring women who are shaping our world. INDICE: Foreword by the Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton, Founder, Vital VoicesIntroduction1 A Driving Force or Sense of MissionIntroduced by Michelle Bachelet2 Strong Roots in the CommunityIntroduced by Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala3 Ability to Connect Across Lines That DivideIntroduced by Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison4 Bold Ideas and Bold ActionIntroduced by Diane von Furstenberg5 Paying It ForwardIntroduced by Melanne VerveerConclusion: Leadership Is a Journey, Not a DestinationIntroduced by Sally FieldAfterword by Susan Davis and Bobbie Greene McCarthy, Chair and Vice-Chair, Board of Directors, Vital Voices Global PartnershipAddition Information on the Women Featured in Vital VoicesNotesAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorIndex
- ISBN: 978-1-118-18477-6
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 304
- Fecha Publicación: 22/06/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés