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With women making up only 14 percent of Congress and eight women CEOs in the entire group of Fortune 500 companies, women's collective voices are clearly underrepresented. Nor are they proportionately present on the airwaves or the op-ed pages of the country's newspapers. This book helps right that imbalance by giving women a platform for voicing their opinions, priorities, hopes, and ideas for change. The book includes short experiences, stories, thoughts, and meditations written and shared by women around the world. Authors, celebrities, experts, and politicians are included, along with soccer moms and teenage girls, creating a work that is humorous, moving, questioning, opinionated, warm, and informative as it examines what women would choose if they had a chance to participate in ruling the world. Note: A portion of this book's royalties will be donated to the The White House Project.

Contributors include: Arianna Huffington, Barbara Ehrenreich, Lisa Loeb, Medea Benjamin (CODEPINK), Joan Blades (MoveOn.org), Ann Crittenden, Dolores Huerta, Kavita Nandini Ramdas, and Wendy Luhabe.

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I received hundreds of essay submissions for this book from women of every background--with and without kids, old and young, from those who had a humorous experience with the issue they wanted to address, to those whose words screamed of injustice, inequality, and world problems so big that I would set the essay aside and stare at my computer screen, unable to move, unsure if the world was actually ready to hear the truth. What moved me most was how alike we are. Regardless of upbringing, economics, or education, underneath the skin of women is a wild, protective, nurturing strength that knows we're in trouble. We know somehow we have to rise together and take a stand. We may disagree on the direction society needs to move in, but we all agree it needs to get moving. Women's voices fill these pages--women who see a new world rising from the ashes of mistakes, poor choices, and lack of direction. The intent of this book is to engage your mind, heart, and imagination to the point where you feel uniquely called to participate. Change is about movement, and movement in any direction is impossible without an idea—If Women Ruled the World is full of ideas.

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Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: New World Library (September 13, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1930722362
ISBN-13: 978-1930722361
Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 6.8 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #655,897 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence by Rosalind Wiseman on page 108
Closing the Leadership Gap: Why Women Can and Must Help Run the World by Marie C. Wilson in Front Matter
Women in Praise of the Sacred by Jane Hirshfield on page 45
Meant to Be: Miraculous Stories to Inspire a Lifetime of Love by Joyce Vissell on page 60
Models of Love by Joyce Vissell on page 60

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5.0 out of 5 stars An inspiration and a call to action..., December 27, 2004

By	Suzannah DiMarzio (Outside Tampa, FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was truly honored to be a part of this piece of work. While my essay (A Room of Our Own) and some others within the book are based in humor and meant to lighten the mood, there are many more meant to make you pause, reflect, then ask (and answer) the questions, 'what IF?' 'why not?' and 'what can I do?'.

Some essays will break your heart or bring a tear to your eye, others will call you to act now in hopes of truly changing the world we live in for the better. Share it with a mother, a sister, a friend and then imagine the possibilities if we really did rule the world.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read for anyone in this election year, October 12, 2004

By	Allison Beltz "papercuts & promises" (mountain view, ca) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is an impressive compilation of essays by a multitude of women on topics as varied as our individual histories. As a contributor, I was excited to be a part of this amazing project, but the end result surpassed even my expectations. The essays are engrossing and thought-provoking, backed up by facts and resources for the reader to continue her or his own research on the subject. This is a must-read for anyone, especially in such a deciding election year.

I have heard some people get defensive when I tell them about the book, saying that the title and subject overlooks bigger problems with government and the way things are run. However, they are missing the main point -- that women's voices need to be heard, our concerns addressed, and our governments equally represented by women as they are by men. This book does not assert that women are superior to men, or that we SHOULD run the world, but that perhaps if women were given an equal voice and representation, things might be different.

This book is an excellent representation of what is important to women right now. I want women to read this book and find themselves here, men to read it and take it to heart, and politicians to read it and think about who they are representing. Oh, and don't forget to VOTE!

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5.0 out of 5 stars What a different world we'd have if women ruled the world..., September 24, 2004

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This book initiates a dialogue that everyone needs to take part in. What would happen if more women were at the table when decisions were being made about how much money we should allocate to education or whether we should go to war or not? If there were more women CEO's, how would that affect policies on maternity leave? This book is not about how women would do things better. In a nation that has 88% of the government run by men, it's about righting the imbalance and getting the essential perspective from women. And how new ideas and solutions can come from it. Bravo to Sheila Ellision for putting together all these women to make that simple point known.

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