Reference Materials

December 16, 2008

Recommended Reading:

Pearls, Politics & Power – written in 2008 by former Vermont Governor, Madeleine M. Kunin.  For more information:  http://www.madeleinekunin.org/Flyer.htm or order the book from www.amazon.com.

Running as a Woman:  Gender and Power in American Politics -written in 1995 by university professors and journalists.  Book is available at http://www.amazon.com/Running-Woman-Gender-American-Politics/dp/0028740696/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233882418&sr=8-1

The New Women’s Dress for Success – an updated version by John Molloy that is a must read for women in business and in politics.  Available at www.amazon.com

It Takes a Candidate: Why Women Don’t Run for Office – written by Jennifer Lawless and Richard Fox in 2005.  Available at http://www.amazon.com/Takes-Candidate-Women-Dont-Office/dp/052167414X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233882513&sr=1-1

New York Times – The Senator Track – written by Motherlode blogger, Lisa Belkin.  Excellent article that appeared in NY Times Magazine on 1.04.09.  Read full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/magazine/04wwln-lede-t.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=The%20Senator%20Track%20Lisa%20Belkin&st=cse

Why Women Should Rule the World – written by former Clinton administration press secretary, Dee Dee Myers.  If women ruled the world, politics would be more collegial, businesses would be more productive, and communities would be healthier. More women should lead—not because they are the same as men, but precisely because they are different.  Information:  http://www.deedeemyers.org/book/

Ladies of Liberty:  The Women Who Shaped our Nation – written by political commentator and ABC News correspondent, Cokie Roberts.  Roberts presents a colorful blend of biographical portraits and behind-the-scenes vignettes chronicling http://www.amazon.com/Ladies-Liberty-Women-Shaped-Nation/dp/0060782358/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233882578&sr=1-1

Closing the Leadership Gap:  Add Women, Change Everything – written by Marie Wilson, founder and President of The White House Project, an initiative to elect women to public office.  To order, click here:  

http://208.112.23.128/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=WHP&Product_Code=005&Category_Code=

Candidates’s Handbook – Published by Political Net Press, a guide for winning state and local elections.  To order, click here:

http://www.politicalnetpress.com/

Positioning Women to Win: New Strategies for Turning Gender Stereotypes into Competative Advantages – Published by the Barbara Lee Foundation.  Available for download (free) at :

http://www.barbaraleefoundation.org/women%5Fpolitics/women_politics_show.htm?doc_id=600428