From Library Journal
The conversations forming the basis of this book come from a video prepared for the Fourth World Conference on Women, which presents interviews with 15 women presidents and prime ministers by lawyer/activist Liswood. In this volume, Liswood organizes the chapters thematically, liberally using excerpts from the interviews to discuss a variety of questions: Are women politicians perceived differently from men? Do women in fact employ different leadership styles? Who served as role models for these women leaders? What is significant about women in government? In a brief conclusion, Liswood emphasizes the need for women political leaders in order to ensure proper attention to women's issues. Liswood also provides brief biographies and thumbnail sketches of the leaders' countries. Suitable for a popular audience.?Cynthia Harrison, George Washington Univ., Washington, D.C.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Synopsis
The author talks to 15 women throughout the world who are, or have been, leaders of their country. Each has a story of her own, revealing cultural diversities, successes and failures, dramas and tragedies. In a journey which took her into the corridors of power around the world, Laura Liswood conducted one-to-one interviews with all 15 women world leaders. Using this material, Liswood analyses the obstacles these politicians have faced in attaining high office, examines whether, once in power, they have been able to further the cause of women in their countries, and assesses the differences between male and female leaders.