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Vital Voices: The Power of Women Leading Change Around the World
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Vital Voices: The Power of Women Leading Change Around the World

by Alyse Nelson, Hillary Rodham Clinton
June 2012
Beginner
304 pages
5h 45m
English
Jossey-Bass
Content preview from Vital Voices: The Power of Women Leading Change Around the World

Chapter Five

Paying It Forward

Introduced by Melanne Verveer

Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, U.S. Department of State, and Vital Voices Co-Founder and Chair Emeritus

In recent years, we have seen a meaningful shift both in perception and practice of the role of women advancing economic, social, and political change. Today women are at the center of diplomacy and development efforts, no longer just as beneficiaries but as agents of change.
All around the world, women are blazing new trails and triumphing over long-entrenched obstacles in the pursuit of creating a better world. Empowered women are one of the most effective and positive forces for reshaping the globe. We know that when women progress, everyone benefits: men and ...
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ISBN: 9781118240533