With expert guidance and abundant resources, this practical and inspirational guide is for women at all stages of life who want to achieve politicalleadership and be influential voices on public policy. It teaches women how to surmount public barriers, conquer private fears, and run winning campaigns -- with joy, humor, confidence, and no apologies. In her no-nonsense, woman-to-woman style, Rebecca Sive offers pragmatic advice and strategies for women's daily lives as advocates, candidates, and powerbrokers. She provides tips for realizing the power of sisterhood; bankrolling oneself; creating an inimitable brand; making local victories national; overcoming negativity; and getting men to accept a take-charge personality.Sive shares the true-life stories, secrets of success, and frank suggestions of women who have led, run, and won.