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Alyse Nelson 
Vital Voices 
The Power of Women Leading Change Around the World

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How women around the world are leading powerful change

Women’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. For 15
years, Vital Voices has brought together women who want to enable
others to become change agents in their governments, advocates for
social justice, and supporters 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 the Vital 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
economic development 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 more

Through the firsthand accounts of trail-blazing leaders,
Vital Voices introduces unforgettable, inspiring women who
are shaping our world.
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Table of Content

Foreword ix
by the Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton, Founder, Vital Voices

Introduction xiii

1 A Driving Force or Sense of Mission 1
Introduced by the Honorable Michelle Bachelet

2 Strong Roots in the Community 39
Introduced by Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

3 An Ability to Connect Across Lines That Divide 83
Introduced by Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison

4 Bold Ideas and Bold Action 125
Introduced by Diane von Furstenberg

5 Paying it Forward 171
Introduced by Ambassador Melanne Verveer

Conclusion: Leadership is a Journey, Not a Destination 207
Introduced by Sally Field

Afterword 223
by Susan Ann Davis and Bobbie Greene Mc Carthy, Chair and Vice-Chair, Board of Directors, Vital Voices

Additional Information on the Women Featured in Vital Voices 225

Notes 239

Acknowledgments 251

About the Author 263

Index 265

About the author

Alyse Nelson is president and chief executive officer of Vital Voices Global Partnership. A co-founder of Vital Voices, Alyse has worked with women leaders since 1996 to develop mentoring and training programs in over 140 countries and has interviewed more than 200 international leaders. She completed her graduate degree work at Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and she lives in Washington, D.C.

Vital Voices Global Partnership, founded by Hillary Rodham Clinton, is the leading nongovernmental organization that identifies, trains, and invests in emerging women leaders, enabling them to create a better world for us all. Learn more at www.vitalvoices.org.
Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 304 ● ISBN 9781118240533 ● File size 2.9 MB ● Publisher John Wiley & Sons ● Published 2012 ● Edition 1 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2470385 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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