Next time you’re about to call your daughter bossy, take a deep breath and say, ‘My daughter has executive leadership skills.’
SHERYL SANDBERGWhat I tell everyone, and I really do for myself is, I have a long-run dream, which is I want to work on stuff that I think matters.
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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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Nobody can succeed on their own.
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Our culture needs to find a robust image of female success that is first, not male, and second, not a white woman on the phone, holding a crying baby.
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I have a five year-old son and a three year-old daughter. I want my son to have a choice to contribute fully in the workforce or at home. And I want my daughter to have the choice to not just succeed, but to be liked for her accomplishments.
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The most important career decision you’ll make is who your life partner is.
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If you do please everyone, you are not making enough progress.
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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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Done is better than perfect.
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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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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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A truly equal world would be one where women ran half our countries and companies and men ran half our homes.
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I wish I could just go tell all the young women I work with, all these fabulous women, ‘Believe in yourself and negotiate for yourself. Own your own success.’ I wish I could tell that to my daughter. But it’s not that simple.
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When it comes time to settle down, find someone who wants an equal partner. Someone who thinks women should be smart, opinionated, and ambitious.
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Build your skills, not your resume.
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If you ask men why they did a good job, they’ll say, ‘I’m awesome. Obviously. Why are you even asking?’ If you ask women why they did a good job, what they’ll say is someone helped them, they got lucky, they worked really hard.
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