Advocacy and Running for Office: A Training Manual for Women brings together materials from across the globe to focus on helping women develop critical advocacy and political skills. Published by Vital Voices, and supported by the ExxonMobil Foundation, the manual provides pragmatic advice on how to build skills and inspire women to engage in public life. It brings together material used in Vital Voices programs across the globe – from Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and the United States – on a wide range of skills. This is a useful and practical manual – it gets into the details of how to build effective advocacy and political campaigns and also how to address serious issues, such as corruption and combating fraud in the electoral process. It’s a must read for anyone looking to be involved in these critically important endeavors.