


In What I Told My Daughter, a powerful, diverse group of women reflect on the best advice and counsel they have given their daughters either by example, throughout their lives, or in character-building, teachable moments between parent and child.Ī college president teachers her daughter, by example, the importance of being a leader who connects with everyone-from the ground up, literally-in an organization. In What I Told My Daughter, a kaleidoscope of successful women from all walks of life-from celebrities to business executives, academics to law enforcement to philanthropic and humanitarian leaders including Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Madeleine Albright, Geena Davis, Brooke Shields, Norah O'Donnell, First Lady Laura Bush, Pat Benatar, Gloria Estefan, Christine Baranski, Sheila Bair, Peggy Orenstein, and Gloria Allred-share anecdotes about the stories they've told their own daughters to in still in them the belief that they are capable of doing whatever they set their minds to, and that even as they struggle to find their own way, they are far from alone.Empower yourself and the latest generation of girls with this collection of inspiring reflections from notable, highly accomplished women in politics, academia, athletics, the arts, and business, including Madeleine Albright, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and more. Nina realized that her perspective on what feminism means-on what being a woman means-is singular and informed by her own journey and that perhaps other mothers may have their own limitations, subjects outside their purview.

But while attending a volleyball tournament with her daughter, Nina realized that the absence of sports from her own girlhood meant that she didn't always know how to talk to her daughter about what it means to be a female athlete, or about how women could succeed in the often male-dominated field of sports.

It's hard to imagine a better role model for a young woman. She holds one of the highest positions at CBS Corp., one of the world's most prominent media companies she serves on the boards of prominent institutions and she's a devoted wife and mother. Nina Tassler is, by any standard, a trailblazer. Edited by Nina Tassler, the chairman of CBS Entertainment, a collection of original essays from notable, accomplished women in politics, academia, athletics, the arts, and business offering advice for raising a new generation of empowered girls.
