Learn how some of the world’s most inspiring women are using
their growing economic power to create success and meaning in
their lives while building a better world. . . and how you can
too.
Important conversations about leaning in, work/life balance and
empowering women and girls around the world have energized a
generation of women. Fast Forward, by two women leaders whose
experience spans corporate America, public service, and global
diplomacy, takes the next step. Through interviews with a network
of more than seventy trailblazing women, Fast Forward shows women
how to accelerate their growing economic power and combine it
with purpose to find both success and meaning in their lives.
Companies, countries, and organizations the world over are
waking up to today’s new reality. Women control the lion’s share
of purchasing power and are increasingly essential to
competitiveness. The age of women’s transformative economic
influence has finally arrived, and women are using their power
for purpose, redefining what power and success mean in the
process. Through clear, practical advice and personal stories of
women around the world — including Hillary Clinton, Geena Davis,
Christine Lagarde, and Diane von Furstenberg — Fast Forward shows
every woman how to know her power, find her purpose, and connect
with others to achieve her life’s goals.
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Advance praise for Fast Forward:
"Fast Forward shows us how leaders at every level can use their
power and purpose to help more and more women achieve their
dreams for a better life."
—Hillary Rodham Clinton
"We are all capable of great things, even world-changing things,
if we take inspiration from others and join together to get it
done. We are witnessing an awakening to the justice of civil
rights for women in our time. You can feel it is imminent, and it
will change the world when it is accomplished. Here are stories
of a few women who have dared to imagine the day, and worked to
make it happen. Let them inspire you."
—Meryl Streep, actor and activist
“A life filled with purpose is the greatest gift we can give to
ourselves - and to others. Fast Forward shows women how to lead
lives of purpose and meaning, so that they, and our world, can
thrive.”
—Arianna Huffington, co-founder and editor-in-chief, Huffington
Post
“As I have travelled the world, I've seen the incredible
strength and resilience of women everywhere, working at every
level. If there was ever a doubt that our moment is now, this
book dispels it. Fast Forward shows every woman how she can
empower herself and her community, and why all of us will be
better for it. Women are the growing force for progress in the
21st century.”
—Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State
"What is life without a sense of purpose? Any woman who's asked
herself this question must read Fast Forward, filled with
inspiring stories of women who've achieved power in their own
lives and used it to make a difference for others, especially
other women and girls."
—Maria Shriver, author and journalist
"The stories in this inspirational book serve as a powerful
reminder that, with the right support, women can become an
unstoppable force in their communities and economies. It is a
rousing call to action for anyone who cares about creating a more
equal world. Unleashing the full potential of women is not an
option - it is an imperative."
—Cherie Blair, founder, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
"I love this book. It tells the stories of ingenious women who
took the circumstances around them and created successful
companies and purpose in their lives, while at the same time
recognizing their own power to lift other women up, supporting
both economic growth and social progress all over the world. It's
an inspiring wake-up call to action, and once you're fired up,
longing to find your own power and potential, it gives you a tool
kit of information as to how you can begin. Brilliant."
—Sally Field, actor and activist
"Fast Forward gives all of us hope through the inspiring
examples of pioneering women in global leadership, public
service, and the corporate world - a path forged by Melanne
Verveer since she helped Hillary Clinton transform the concept of
women's rights in Beijing in 1995. Verveer and co-author Kim
Azzarelli share their practical experience with new ins into
how we can all lean even further forward. A must read for women -
and men - who believe strong, educated women and girls are the
key to advancing societies."
—Andrea Mitchell, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, NBC News
“The stories of the remarkable women chronicled in Fast
Forward are both inspiring and instructive, making it must-read
for anyone interested in leading successfully with purpose in the
21st century. Fast Forward is also a reminder that progress and
gender parity are inextricably linked and that if we want a
society that operates at its best, we have to work for both.”
—Ajay Banga, CEO, MasterCard
“In Fast Forward, we are reminded why Melanne Verveer and Kim
Azzarelli are two leading 'sheroes' of the global women’s
movement. The book is chock-full of wise and clever advice for
women and men committed to empowering women to reach their full
potential. You will be inspired by their profiles of
determined women of resilience, grit and passion to change the
world. Brava!”
—Darren Walker, president, Ford Foundation
“A durable contribution to the continued efforts to
effect change for women.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“[An] empowering work about women’s valuable contributions to
the global economy…An inspiring foreword by Hillary Clinton
bolsters the authors’ message that women, working together, can
accomplish anything.”
—Publishers Weekly
