Influence:HowWomen'sSoaringEconomicPowerWillTransformOurWorldfortheBetter

"Influenceistheessentialguidetoarevolutionarytrendthatwillcompletelyalterourworld.Everyoneneedstoreadthisbooktocomprehendthesea-changethat'scoming.Dychtwald'smesmerizingandinsightfulbooktakesusallonajourneyintoourfuture.Getready."—Dr.JamesCanton,CEOandChairman,InstituteforGlobalFutures"It'srapidlydawningonwomenthattheirgrowingeconomicpoweroffersatremendousopportunityto...changelives,markets,andtheenvironment,simultaneously.MaddyDychtwaldhascapturedthisspeedingtrainwithinsight,data,andsubstance...Amust-read."—CathieBlack,President,HearstMagazines"Whenyoureadthisinformation-packed,story-filled,andveryencouragingbook,you'llfeelrenewedhopethatwomenwillbeabletoshapethefuturesignificantly,forthegoodofallofus."—AndreaDewSteele,FounderandPresident,EmergeAmerica"Influenceshowsusatectonicshiftingenderroles,responsibilities,andpossibilities...abookwiththepotentialtochangetheconsciousnessofeveryonewhoreadsit,and,so,tohelpbringabouttheveryimprovementsitdescribes."—CongresswomanCathyMcMorrisRodgers(R-WA)"Dychtwald'sbooktitlesaysitall...Agreatreadforanyonewhowantsthelatestthinking,insights,andcasestudiesfromthefrontlinesofwomen'sadvancementefforts—and,importantly,howyouasanindividualcanhelp."—BethBrooke,GlobalViceChairofPublicPolicy,Ernst&Young"Influenceisanimperativemeasureofthegreat21st-CenturyEconomicEvolutionpropelledbythedistinctivedeterminationofwomen."—AudeZiesenissdeThuin,FounderandCEO,Women'sForumfortheEconomy&Society"Womendon'tusuallyrunforelectedofficeunlesstheyareaskedtorun—severaltimes...Influenceconvincinglyaskswomen—morethanseveraltimes—toseetheiropportunitiesforleadershipandtoseizethem.Weknowthatwhenyouaddwomen,youchangeeverything.Let'sdoit!"—MarieC.Wilson,FounderandPresident,TheWhiteHouseProject"DychtwaldandLarsonshowhowwomenaregainingpowerandinfluence...[and]changingtheworldforthebetter.Eye-openingandencouraging."—RobertB.Reich,ProfessorofPublicPolicy,UniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeley,andformerU.S.SecretaryofLabor"InInfluence,MaddyDychtwaldoffersasweepingandprovocativelookattheimplicationsofthebiggestdemographicchangeofourtimes:theemergenceofwomenasaneconomicforce.Womenarechafingatcorporateconstraints,growingtheirbusinesses,reinventingfamilyroles,gainingvoicethroughsocialmedia,andflexingtheirfinancialmuscles.Herengagingbooktakeswomanpowertothenextlevel:howtoexercisesignificantleadershiptomakeadifferenceintheworld."—RosabethMossKanter,HarvardBusinessSchoolProfessor,DirectoroftheHarvardAdvancedLeadershipInitiative,andauthorofConfidenceandSuperCorpIntheUnitedStatesandinverymanynationsaroundtheworld,womenareonthecuspofnewfinancialpower—andevidencesuggeststhatwomenwillusethispowertoimprovesocietyinwayswecanonlybegintoimagine.Throughcandidinterviewsandlivelyreporting,andwithexclusiveresearch,Dychtwaldrevealsahugeculturaltransformationthatisabouttooccur—atruetippingpoint—afterwhichmorechildrenmayhavequalityhealthcareandeducation,workplacesmaybemoreresponsivetofamilies,menmayexperiencenewfreedomsandopportunitiestopursuemoremeaningfulcareers,andmorecorporationsandnationswillbeledbywomen,andtheywillthrive.DychtwaldandLarsongiveusasneakpeekattheworldturnedright-side-upbywomen.Toreadthisbookistoprepareoneselfforanaltered—andimproved—wayoflife.