Synopsis
With expert guidance and abundant resources, this practical and inspirational guide is for women at all stages of life who want to achieve political leadership and be influential voices on public policy. It teaches women how to surmount public barriers, conquer private fears, and run winning campaigns -- with joy, humor, confidence, and no apologies. In her no-nonsense, woman-to-woman style, Rebecca Sive offers pragmatic advice and strategies for women's daily lives as advocates, candidates, and powerbrokers. She provides tips for realizing the power of sisterhood; bankrolling oneself; creating an inimitable brand; making local victories national; overcoming negativity; and getting men to accept a take-charge personality. Sive shares the true-life stories, secrets of success, and frank suggestions of women who have led, run, and won.
About the Author
Rebecca Sive writes and speaks on women's rights, American women's pursuit of political leadership and power, and on the intersection of race and gender in American life and politics. Schooled in politics Chicago style, Sive is a public affairs consultant who develops and leads programs to increase women's visibility and influence in American public life. She has been a public official, a board member and officer of many public interest organizations, an advisor to other women leaders and to those seeking and holding public office, and an organizer of national women's issues agendas for presidents Obama, Clinton and Carter.
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt is a granddaughter of President Franklin (FDR)and Eleanor Roosevelt and chairs the Roosevelt Institute, a nonprofit organization carrying forward the legacy and values of her grandparents.
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