{"product_id":"madam-prime-minister-gro-harlem-brundtland-9780374530020","title":"Madam Prime Minister: A Life in Power and Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the world's leading woman politicians tells her inspiring story\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt forty-one, Gro Harlem Brundtland, physician and mother of four, was appointed prime minister of Norway-the youngest person and the first woman ever to hold that office. In this refreshingly forthright memoir, Brundtland traces her unusual and meteoric career. She grew up with strong role models-her parents were active in the Norwegian resistance and involved in postwar politics. She became known as a pro-choice crusader in the seventies and entered politics as the minister of the environment. She appointed eight women to her second eighteen-member cabinet, to this day a world record, and was the leading figure in the process that led to the Earth Summit in Rio in 1992. As director-general of the World Health Organization since 1997, Brundtland is the first woman elected to run a major UN institution. Along the way, she met a host of international politicians, including Margaret Thatcher-who did not share Brundtland's view on feminism-Mikhail Gorbachev, Nelson Mandela, Ronald Reagan, and Hillary Clinton. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrundtland writes candidly and with humor about raising children in the political limelight and about dealing with political opposition and stereotypes about women. Hers is a fascinating story of one person's ability to make a difference-globally.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gro Harlem Brundtland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374530025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374530020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Strauss \u0026amp; Giroux-3pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.06w x 1.19d","brand":"Gro Harlem Brundtland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119643160831,"sku":"9780374530020","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_83b5e7d7-1876-4ba9-9b0d-02f85a675eb1.jpg?v=1687410262","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/madam-prime-minister-gro-harlem-brundtland-9780374530020","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}