Rebecca Sive, a frequent Huffington Post contributor, writes and speaks on American women's pursuit of public leadership and power, the topic of her teaching at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Studies. She was a founding member of the Illinois Human Rights Commission and has been a leader of many public-interest organizations; an adviser to other women leaders, including some featured in the book; and an organizer of women's issues agendas for presidents Carter, Clinton and Obama.