Closing the Leadership Gap Why Women Can and Must Help Run the World

Marie Wilsons powerful message comes from both the heart and the front lines. What our country needs is simplemore women in charge now. Ann Richards Despite the common view that women already permeate every level of leadership in this country, in fact the United States ranks fifty-ninth in the world in terms of female political representation, and women lead only eight Fortune 500 companies. In this inspiring call-toaction, leading womens advocate Marie C. Wilson explains why we need more women leading alongside men now, not just for the sake of fairness but for the larger social good. As Wilson argues, even as our nation sits on a world spinning with crises, we have barely begun to tap our most critical natural resourcewomen. Written with passion and insight, this handbook shows how we can all make a difference and finally close the leadership gap. Every man whos in despair over world leadershipand every woman who fears her gender is a barrier to leadershipwill find hope and help in [this book]. Gloria SteinemWilson, Marie C. is the author of 'Closing the Leadership Gap Why Women Can and Must Help Run the World', published 2006 under ISBN 9780143034780 and ISBN 0143034782.