Run the World Like a Girl

Girls and women make up half the world's population, but there is a long way to go to see the same representation in politics. Today's girls can make that number grow!

Run the World Like a Girl tells the inspirational stories of twelve girls from across the globe who became leaders of their countries. Who were they as young people? What motivated them? Although they came from different backgrounds and different paths, they shared the same desire for positive change-and the belief that they could be the ones to bring it.

Vigdis Finnbogadóttir of Iceland was the first woman to be democratically elected as president of a country. Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan was the first woman elected to lead a democratic government in a Muslim-majority country. Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand was the first woman to have a baby during her time as Prime Minister. Kamala Harris is one of only two women to come within reach of being President of the United States. All twelve extraordinary girls in this book, and the powerful women they became, show us how to Run the World Like a Girl.
Biographies of twelve women world leaders with a focus on their childhoods.
Collections of biographies for middle-grade readers that profile activists from around the world who you may never have heard of.
Meet the girls who grew up to be outstanding world leaders
★"Graham doesn't shy away from tough topics, such as war, inequality, or the harsh realities of living under a dictatorship. She tackles these hard subjects with tact, purposefully keeping the text at a reading level that younger readers will understand. Graham makes it clear that leadership isn't limited to outgoing women from wealthy families-many who faced poverty, inequality, or even shyness, and who never imagined entering politics until later in life, also rose to make meaningful change. The book features beautiful and realistically drawn illustrations instead of photographs, adding to the accessibility.... VERDICT For collections in need of more diversity in their political leader sections, this book will make a great ­addition."
Key Selling Points:

• Kate Graham is the previous author of Govern Like a Girl: The Women Who Became Canada's First Ministers, which profiled the young lives of the women who grew up to be elected to the highest positions of power in Canada. Run the World like a Girl: International Women Leaders is a follow-up on a global scale, and shows how running the world "like a girl" is a compliment.

• Like Govern Like a Girl, Run the World Like a Girl focuses on the childhood and young adulthood of women political leaders, giving young readers a glimpse of their lives from a peer perspective.

• A great introduction to politics for kids, telling the stories of these twelve women from childhood to the highest positions of political power. The book is a celebration and also an age-appropriate analysis of the challenges women face in politics and leadership roles in general.

• The twelve women featured come from across the world, were born in different generations, and differ in political views, but they all worked hard to make a difference. The book addresses questions like what were they passionate about in their younger lives? What motivated them to run for office? As well as an overview of what they accomplished once they were elected.

• An interactive, accessible book for kids featuring illustrations by Dane Thibeault of all twelve women, sidebars with historical statistics, a map, and more.

Introduction

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern: New Zealand

President Michelle Bachelet: Chile

Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto: Pakistan

Prime Minister Kim Campbell: Canada

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: Liberia

President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir: Iceland

Prime Minister Indira Gandhi: India

President Tsai Ing-wen: Taiwan

Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila: Namibia

Chancellor Angela Merkel: Germany