We hold ourselves back in ways both big and small, by lacking self-confidence, by not raising our hands, and by pulling back when we should be leaning in.
SHERYL SANDBERGTalking can transform minds, which can transform behaviors, which can transform institutions.
More Sheryl Sandberg Quotes
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Fortune does favor the bold and you’ll never know what you’re capable of if you don’t try.
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Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder.
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Everyone needs to get more comfortable with female leaders-including female leaders themselves.
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I’m not telling women to be like men. I’m telling us to evaluate what men and women do in the workforce and at home without the gender bias.
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And anyway, who wears a tiara on a jungle gym?
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When people are really suffering, and we know they’re suffering, that question can be a very difficult one. Inadvertently, I think without anyone meaning it, it communicates a lack of empathy.
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I don’t pretend there aren’t biological differences, but I don’t believe the desire for leadership is hardwired biology, not the desire to win or excel. I believe that it’s socialization, that we’re socializing our daughters to nurture and our boys to lead.
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When woman work outside the home and share breadwinning duties, couples are more likely to stay together. In fact, the risk of divorce reduces by about half when a wife earns half the income and a husband does half the housework.
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Being confident and believing in your own self-worth is necessary to achieving your potential.
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I really think we need more women to lean into their careers and to be really dedicated to staying in the work force.
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Until women are as ambitious as men, they’re not gong to achieve as much as men.
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You know, there has never been a 24-hour period in five years when I have not responded to e-mail at Facebook. I am not saying it’s easy. I work long hours.
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I want to tell any young girl out there who’s a geek, I was a really serious geek in high school. It works out. Study harder.
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When you want to change things, you won’t please everyone.
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I tell people in their careers, ‘Look for growth. Look for the teams that are growing quickly. Look for the companies that are doing well. Look for a place where you feel that you can have a lot of impact.’
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