Vital Voices: The Power of Women Leading Change Around the World

Talking points for:
Vital Voices: The Power of Women Leading Change Around the World
by Alyse Nelson, president and CEO of Vital Voices Global Partnership.

1.  Hillary Clinton has a pretty powerful platform to promote women’s rights—how do you think people can contribute to women’s rights as human rights on a more local level?
2. What has been the most powerful moment of your career?
3. Vital Voices the book covers the five leadership characteristics of female leaders—how are these applied differently from male leaders?  Are they?
4. Some advice you’ve given to young women is to “know what your passion is early, don’t wait”—what are some suggestions for how young women can discover that?
5. What are some of the most valuable leadership lessons you’ve learned?
6. What would you like people to take away from this book?
7. Where do you find the time to write a book, run a company, and travel the world?
8. How did you find your leadership voice?
9. Why is it so important that women become more enfranchised?
10. Who are some of your leadership heroes?
11. What is some advice you have for young female professionals?
12. What’s the biggest change that needs to occur in order to give women the same human rights as men?
13. Why should we be looking to help women find their leadership voices?
14. How was Vital Voices founded?
15. What inspired you to write a book about Vital Voices?
16. How can investing in women improve the world?
17. Why do women’s voices need to be heard today?
18. Where did your personal journey with Vital Voices begin?
19. What does the future of Vital Voices look like?
20. Has social media changed how women’s voices are heard throughout the world?

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