Empowering Women

Julia A. Spiker is professor in the School of Communication at The University of Akron.

• Chapter 1: Chile: President Michelle BacheletChapter 2: Liberia: President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf; Malawi: President Joyce Banda; and Central African Republic: President Catherine Samba-Panza Chapter 3: India: President Pratibha Patil Chapter 4: Pakistan: Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto Chapter 5: Burma: Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi Chapter 6: Norway: Prime Ministers Gro Harlem Brundtland and Erna Solberg Chapter 7: Lithuania: President Dalia Grybauskaite Chapter 8: USA: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Conclusion: Global Voices of Value in a Contemporary World

Julia A. Spiker makes a significant contribution with Empowering Women: Global Voices of Rhetorical Influence, because, sadly so often the voices of women leaders are not heard, let alone examined and interpreted. In this volume, Spiker does that and more. She creates understanding for the great value of women’s voices within a global political rhetorical communication context. By sharing the rhetoric of elite political leaders, the author invites the reader to learn more about these women, and, as more and more women step into political arenas globally, understanding the obstacles and opportunities that women face on their road to empowerment, by listening to their own words, is invaluable.