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A Feminine Voice is a concise business manifesto and courageous personal commitment to the advancement of women as board members. The book offers an inspiring wealth of analysis, assertion, assessment and advice. The language is gripping, level-headed, varied and wonderfully readable, with the content ranging from leadership, politics, business history, social criticism and philosophy deep into issues of gender theory, corporate practice
About the author
Gabriele M. Paltzer-Lang, M.A.E., founder of the Salon de l'Esprit, studied at New York's New School for Social Research, moving on to the University of Zurich to complete her master's degree in Applied Ethics. Her thesis focused on the different ways in which women and men think and act and on the underrepresentation of women in decision-making bodies, both in business and in society as a whole. Drawing on feminist ethics, she presented a moral case for the increased representation of women, a theme upon which she has also lectured and written guest commentaries. Seeking to test the validity of her master's thesis and to discover whether diversity actually exists and is lived in practice, she conducted further research through conversations on leadership with business leaders, the findings of which are presented in A Feminine Voice. Gabriele is married, the mother of three adult children and her open, hospitable Zurich home is the centre of the Salon de l'Esprit, a venue of ceaseless human encounter and lively discussion. When not serving as the salonière, Gabriele draws strength from playing the organ, making daily pilgrimages into the oeuvre of J.S. Bach.
