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.
SHERYL SANDBERGWomen systematically underestimate their own abilities.
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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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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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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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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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I tell people in their careers, ‘Look for growth. Look for the teams that are growing quickly. Look for the companies that are doing well. Look for a place where you feel that you can have a lot of impact.’
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Aiming for perfection causes frustration at best and paralysis at worst.
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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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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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Build your skills, not your resume.
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Leaders should strive for authenticity over perfection.
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And anyway, who wears a tiara on a jungle gym?
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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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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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But the upside of painful knowledge is so much greater than the downside of blissful ignorance.
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So there’s no such thing as work-life balance. There’s work, and there’s life, and there’s no balance.
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