Give us a world where half our homes are run by men and half our institutions are run by women. I’m pretty sure that would be a better world.
SHERYL SANDBERGIf more women are in leadership roles, we’ll stop assuming they shouldn’t be.
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Done is better than perfect.
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Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.
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When I went to college, as much as my parents emphasized academic achievement, they emphasized marriage even more. They told me that the most eligible women marry young to get a ‘good man’ before they are all taken.
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I’m a feminist because I believe in women, it’s a heavy word, feminism, but it’s not one I think we should run from. I’m proud to be a feminist.
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Don’t let your fears overwhelm your desire. Let the barriers you face-and there will be barriers-be external, not internal. Fortune does favor the bold, and I promise that you will never know what you’re capable of unless you try.
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No industry or country can reach its full potential until women reach their full potential. This is especially true of science and technology, where women with a surplus of talent still face a deficit of opportunity.
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The time is long overdue to encourage more women to dream the possible dream.
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I feel really grateful to the people who encouraged me and helped me develop. Nobody can succeed on their own.
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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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We need to stop telling [women], “Get a mentor and you will excel.” Instead, we need to tell them, “Excel and you will get a mentor.
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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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Build your skills, not your resume.
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The No. 1 impediment to women succeeding in the workforce is now in the home.
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If more women are in leadership roles, we’ll stop assuming they shouldn’t be.
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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.
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