Vote Her In: Your Guide to Electing Our First Woman President - Softcover

Rebecca Sive has held executive positions in business, government, philanthropy, and nonprofits. She was a gubernatorially appointed founding member of the Illinois Human Rights Commission and has been recognized by her alma maters, Carleton College and the University of Illinois, for her distinguished community leadership. Sive was a founding board member of the Chicago Foundation for Women and was part of a national group of women leaders who developed women’s issues agendas for Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. She is the author of Every Day Is Election Day: A Woman’s Guide to Winning Any Office, from the PTA to the White House and has taught at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. Sive lives in Chicago, Illinois, and Keeler Township, Michigan.

Praise for Rebecca Sive’s Vote Her In:

“Rebecca astutely explores a critical question: If we believe in justice for every American, will we work to elect women to public offices across the country, including the presidency? We must!” —Lisa Madigan, attorney general, Illinois

“Sive takes her years of dedication to advancing women’s political careers and causes and turns them into a call to action―along with some of the practical tools needed for real and rapid progress.” —Katherine Baicker, dean, University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy

“As president of Cook County, the second-largest county in the United States, I know how important it is for women to be in executive decision-making governmental positions. Women in positions of leadership bring an important perspective too often lacking in our male colleagues. Rebecca Sive has made the case convincingly in Vote Her In for increasing the number of women in such governmental roles, which will surely lead to better lives for America’s families everywhere.” —Toni Preckwinkle, president, Cook County Board of Commissioners

“Far too few women, especially women of color, have the opportunity to become political leaders. Let’s #VoteHerIn, as Sive’s inspirational guide so powerfully argues.” —Kimberly M. Foxx, state’s attorney, Cook County, Illinois

“Vote Her In shines an important light on the need for more women in leadership at all levels of elected government, particularly in our country’s highest office: the US presidency. Combining her years of political expertise and insightful interviews, Sive lays the groundwork for a plan that we can use to get more women in executive leadership roles in our government.” —Anna M. Valencia, city clerk of Chicago

“Vote Her In is an inspiring, savvy, and persuasive take on why America needs more female leadership now. Sive offers not just the analysis, but also the practical steps every woman and man can take to help women get into the C-suite and the Oval Office―and she argues that the time to do it is now.” —Jessica Yellin, former chief White House correspondent, CNN

“A necessary call to action at the highest level.” —Linda Hirshman, New York Times bestselling author, Sisters in Law

“The United States is ready to elect our first woman president. We proved that in 2016. My friend Rebecca has now given us the new campaign plan. Let’s do it!” —Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, US representative from Illinois

“The rising of women can mean the rising of us all. Sive knows how to make that happen!” —Heather Booth, award-winning civil rights activist, feminist, and political strategist

“At a moment when women across the country are running for office in record numbers, Sive energizes and inspires with her incisive, powerful guide to democratic action. The time for a woman president in America has come. Vote Her In is leading the charge.” —Aviva Rosman, COO, BallotReady

“Sive’s passion for action leaps out of these pages. Her message is straightforward: Don’t give up! Keep climbing up! Run to win! Run to lead! Inspire by example!” —Ruth B. Mandel, professor and director, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University

“An inspiring, insistent manifesto.” —Jessica Spring and Chandler O’Leary, coauthors, Dead Feminists

“An indispensable tool for activists of all ages and experience levels.” —Julie Scelfo, journalist, activist, and author, The Women Who Made New York

“A persuasive and inspirational visual and political manifesto reminding us that what we really need to fix this nation is one strong, competent woman in charge.” —Robin Marty, author, Crow After Roe: How “Separate But Equal” Has Become the New Standard in Women’s Health and How We Can Change That

“Vote Her In presents an ironclad argument for why the United States needs to up the number of women in elected office—and then provides the entertaining and informative road map to show us how we can make it happen. A vital and important read!” —Helaine Olen, blogger, Washington Post, and author, Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry

“Vote Her In is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand why the United States has fared so poorly with regard to gender parity in political leadership, and it is a rallying cry for women to fight for a female president as if our lives depend on it—because they do.” —Anne Moses, president and founder, IGNITE

“Chock-full of helpful tips and actions, and inspired by the protest signs seen at the 2017 Women’s March in Chicago, Sive gives us a colorful, hopeful viewpoint on why we need to vote a woman into the White House once and, especially, for all.” —Erin Vilardi, founder, VoteRunLead