Women have made tons of progress. But we still have a small percentage of the top jobs in any industry, in any nation in the world. I think that’s partly because from a very young age, we encourage our boys to lead and we call our girls bossy.
SHERYL SANDBERGWhen 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.
More Sheryl Sandberg Quotes
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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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We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women’s voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored.
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If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on.
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Everyone needs to get more comfortable with female leaders-including female leaders themselves.
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Being confident and believing in your own self-worth is necessary to achieving your potential.
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We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.
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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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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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But the upside of painful knowledge is so much greater than the downside of blissful ignorance.
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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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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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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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Aiming for perfection causes frustration at best and paralysis at worst.
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Nobody can succeed on their own.
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Motivation comes from working on things we care about. It also comes from working with people we care about.
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