If Women Ruled the World: How to Create the World We Want to Live In--Stories, Ideas, and Inspiration for Change

by Sheila Ellison

Book Overview

How can we support work and family balance, improve our health-care system, and protect the environment? What could be different in our schools and communities? How can women everywhere stand up for... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1930722362
• ISBN13: 9781930722361
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: New World Library
• Length: 269 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

An inspiration and a call to action...

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.

A must-read for anyone in this election year

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!

Start a Conversation

The topics in this book are a great way to open up conversation with your group of women friends. The stories are thought-provoking and inspirational, and provide a starting point for change. Share these ideas with your friends and see how it would be for you "If Women Ruled."

Powerful Women's Stories--heartfelt to humorous--with How To

This spirited, passionate, and wonderful book (celebration!?) perfectly captures *why* it's so important that women's voices are heard--and how we need to start ruling our own worlds so that we can go out into communities to co-lead and influence the world at-large. Personal stories from women from all walks of life punctuate issues as diverse as body image, animosity between girls, fundamentalism, and health care; the stories are both tear jerkers and laugh-out-loud funny. For those women who feel apathetic or believe their voice doesn't matter or that they don't "know enough about politics" to have an opinion, this book will gently challenge you and hold the mirror up to show you all you know. I'm ready to step up and be counted!

What a different world we'd have if women ruled the world...

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.