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Fortune does favor the bold and you’ll never know what you’re capable of if you don’t try.

Sheryl Sandberg

Most people assume that women are responsible for households and child care. Most couples operate that way – not all. That fundamental assumption holds women back.
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Women attribute their success to working hard, luck, and help from other people. Men will attribute that – whatever success they have, that same success – to their own core skills.
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Real empathy is sometimes not insisting that it will be okay but acknowledging that it is not.
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But I really believe that when you give people authentic identity, which is what Facebook does, and you can be your real self and connect with real people online, things will change.
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I have never worked for a woman, and I have never worked with a lot of women.
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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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Everyone knows that marriage is the biggest personal decision you make, but it’s the biggest career decision you can make.
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When looking for a life partner, my advice to women is date all of them: the bad boys, the cool boys, the commitment-phobic boys, the crazy boys. But do not marry them. The things that make the bad boys sexy do not make them good husbands.
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Trying to do it all and expecting that it all can be done exactly right is a recipe for disappointment. Perfection is the enemy.
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Next time you’re about to call your daughter bossy, take a deep breath and say, ‘My daughter has executive leadership skills.’
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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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Someone who values fairness and expects or, even better, wants to do his share in the home. These men exist and, trust me, over time, nothing is sexier.
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When companies offer support and assistance for personal and family hardships, their employees become more loyal and more productive.
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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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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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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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Fortune does favor the bold and you’ll never know what you’re capable of if you don’t try.

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