“Influence is a glorious flag for the revolution too long in coming: full recognition of the economic, social and political power of women.”

CAROL ORSBORN, Ph.D.

“The news that Maddy Dychtwald and Christine Larson share in Influence is big and good: When women have money and/or power, they tend to use it well....”

JODY WILLIAMS,
NOBEL PEACE LAUREATE

“Maddy Dychtwald and Christine Larson show how women are gaining power and influence, and how their gain is changing the world for the better. Eye-opening and encouraging.”

ROBERT REICH,
FORMER US SECRETARY OF LABOR

“Maddy Dychtwald's book title says it all. She captures the current state – and potential – of women by showing how the force of half the world's population is creating positive change.”

BETH BROOKE,
GLOBAL VICE CHAIR, ERNST & YOUNG

“It’s rapidly dawning on women that their growing economic power offers a tremendous opportunity... Maddy Dychtwald has captured this speeding train with insight, data and substance.”

CATHIE BLACK,
PRESIDENT, HEARST MAGAZINES

“Here is a book with the potential to change the consciousness of everyone who reads it, and, so, to help bring about the very improvements it describes.”

CONGRESSWOMAN CATHY MCMORRIS ROGERS(R-WA),

“Influence is an imperative measure of the great 21st-Century Economic Evolution propelled by the distinctive determination of women.”

AUDE ZIESENISS DE THUIN,
FOUNDER AND CEO,WOMEN'S FORUM FOR THE ECONOMY AND SOCIETY

“INFLUENCE convincingly asks women – more than several times – to see their many and new opportunities for leadership and to seize them. We know that when you add women, you change everything. Let’s do it!”

MARIE WILSON, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT, THE WHITE HOUSE PROJECT

“It’s clear we have a long way to go, but Influence gives us hope for the future.”

ELLEN R. MALCOLM,
FOUNDER OF EMILY’S LIST

“When you read this information-packed, story-filled and very encouraging book, you’ll feel renewed hope that women will be able to shape the future significantly, for the good of all of us.”

ANDREA STEELE, PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER, EMERGE AMERICA