It’s more pressure on women to – if they marry or partner with someone, to partner with the right person. Because you cannot have a full career and a full life at home with your children if you are also doing all of the housework and child care.
SHERYL SANDBERGNo 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.
More Sheryl Sandberg Quotes
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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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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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Don’t make decisions too far in advance, particularly ones you’re not even conscious you’re making.
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The best way to make room for both life and career is to make choices deliberately-to set limits and stick to them.
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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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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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We’re focused on doing one thing incredibly well. If you look at other companies, all of these companies are doing a lot of different things but we’re still, as we grow, doing exactly one thing.
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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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The gender stereotypes introduced in childhood are reinforced throughout our lives and become self-fulfilling prophesies. Most leadership positions are held by men, so women don’t expect to achieve them, and that becomes one of the reasons they don’t.
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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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Fortune does favor the bold and you’ll never know what you’re capable of if you don’t try.
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Every job will demand some sacrifice. The key is to avoid unnecessary sacrifice.
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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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It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It’s also a very clear path to happiness.
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The most important career decision you’ll make is who your life partner is.
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