What Will It Take to Make a Woman Pre..., Marianne Schnall
What Will It Take to Make a Woman Pre..., Marianne Schnall
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What Will It Take to Make a Woman President?
Conversations about Women, Leadership, and Power

Author: Marianne Schnall

Narrator: Erin Bennett, Tom Taylorson

Unabridged: 20 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/17/2016


Synopsis

Featuring conversations with more than twenty leading politicians, writers, artists, and activists, this book is expert interviewer Marianne Schnall’s examination of why America has not yet elected a female president—and how this might change.Prompted by a question from her eight-year-old daughter during the 2008 election of Barack Obama—“Why haven’t we ever had a woman president?”—Marianne Schnall set out on a journey to find the answer. A widely published writer, author, and interviewer, and the executive director of Feminist.com, Schnall began looking at the issues from various angles and perspectives, gathering viewpoints from influential people from all sectors.What Will It Take to Make a Woman President? features interviews with politicians, public officials, thought leaders, writers, artists, and activists in an attempt to uncover the obstacles that have held women back and what needs to change in order to elect a woman into the White House.With insights and personal anecdotes from Sheryl Sandberg, Maya Angelou, Gloria Steinem, Nancy Pelosi, Nicholas Kristof, Melissa Etheridge, and many more, this book addresses timely, provocative issues involving women, politics, and power. With a broader goal of encouraging women and girls to be leaders in their lives, their communities, and the larger world, Schnall and her interviewees explore the changing paradigms occurring in politics and in our culture with the hope of moving toward meaningful and effective solutions—and a world where a woman can be president.

About Marianne Schnall

Marianne Schnall is a widely published writer and interviewer whose work has appeared in a variety of media outlets such as the Huffington Post; O, The Oprah Magazine; Glamour; In Style; Psychology Today; Ms.magazine; the Women’s Media Center; CNN.com; and a variety of others. She is the author of Daring to Be Ourselves: Influential Women Share Insights on Courage, Happiness and Finding Your Own Voice, which is based on her interviews with a diversity of well-known women, including Maya Angelou, Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda, Madeleine Albright, Natalie Portman, Jane Goodall, Alice Walker, and more.Marianne graduated from Cornell University in 1989 with a BA in English, and she is also a graduate of the Women’s Media Center’s Progressive Women’s Voices media and leadership training program. She is a contributor to WAMC’s nationally syndicated show 51 Percent: The Women’s Perspective, which is carried nationally on NPR, ABC, and Armed Forces Radio stations. She was a contributor to Robin Morgan’s anthology, Sisterhood is Forever: The Women’s Anthology for a New Millennium.Marianne is the founder and executive director of Feminist.com, a leading women’s website and nonprofit organization. For over fifteen years, Feminist.com has been fostering awareness, education, and activism for people all across the world. She is also the cofounder of EcoMall.com, one of the oldest environmental websites promoting earth-friendly living. Through her writings, interviews, and websites, Marianne strives to raise awareness and inspire activism around important issues and causes.

About Erin Bennett

Erin Bennett is an actress, a singer, and a voiceover artist. As an actress, she has performed at numerous theaters, including the Pasadena Playhouse, the Arizona Theatre Company, and the International City Theatre. Her voiceover work includes animation, BBC radio plays, video games, commercials for radio and television, and a wide range of audiobooks, including contemporary fiction, mysteries, science fiction, and romance.

About Tom Taylorson

Tom Taylorson is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and Chicago-based actor with over a decade of stage experience. In that time he also built a voice-over career and now primarily works as a voice actor. Tom is an adjunct faculty member at Columbia College Chicago, teaching voice-over for interactive media.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sameer on February 08, 2017

Reading Marianne Schnall’s What Will It Take to Make A Woman President?, over the past month has been difficult. The book, a series of interviews with civic and business leaders exploring the role of gender in politics and leadership, decries a lack of progress, but is inherently optimistic. Publishe......more

Goodreads review by Jackie on July 07, 2014

Somewhere between 3 and 4 stars. Most of the interviewees were insightful and I always love reading what they have to say anywhere, but I think this might have worked better in essay format, rather than as dialogue. It was interesting to see the liberal/conservative differences in language when expl......more

Goodreads review by Hella on November 21, 2016

Quando non capisco qualcosa, non mi piace qualcosa, non accetto qualcosa, cerco la risposta nei libri. Questa volta, il 9 novembre, mi sono svegliata con il bisogno di molte risposte.......more

Goodreads review by Kristin on November 24, 2024

This book was okay, it was a post 2024 election pick and I should have given myself more time before jumping in. This book was written prior to the 2016 election, so there is a lot of talk about Hillary Clinton and hope for 2016, many of the interviewees are confident in her ability to become the fi......more

Goodreads review by Rosebud on May 13, 2014

This was a compilation of interviews with several folks, both men and women, most whom I'd heard of. There was a recurring theme about the reasons we've never had a woman president and the hurdles women will have to overcome for this to happen. However, one of the most interesting aspects of this bo......more


Quotes

“I would love for my younger fans to read What Will It Take to Make a Woman President? by Marianne Schnall. It’s a collection of interviews and essays by great women, including Maya Angelou, Gloria Steinem, and Melissa Etheridge. They will inspire you to become a better leader.” Beyoncé

“Intriguing interviews exploring the role of women in American political leadership…Barack Obama smashed down one long-closed door in 2008. This book makes a compelling case for another shattering of barriers sooner rather than later.” Kirkus Reviews

“Arguably, the most pertinent question in modern political history…Schnall gained insight into factors contributing to the country’s failure to elect a woman to its highest office and sought advice as to how we can not only better prepare for the next presidential election but create a world in which today’s young women feel empowered to break out of stereotypical roles.” Booklist