Women systematically underestimate their own abilities.
SHERYL SANDBERGMost 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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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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If more women are in leadership roles, we’ll stop assuming they shouldn’t be.
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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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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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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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I know from my own experience that the path to change is best traveled when we travel together.
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I want to tell any young girl out there who’s a geek, I was a really serious geek in high school. It works out. Study harder.
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We hold ourselves back in ways both big and small, by lacking self-confidence, by not raising our hands, and by pulling back when we should be leaning in.
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Nobody can succeed on their own.
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Every job will demand some sacrifice. The key is to avoid unnecessary sacrifice.
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Your life’s course will not be determined by doing the things that you are certain you can do. Those are the easy things. It will be determined by whether you try the things that are hard.
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Speak up. Believe in yourself. Take risks.
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When you want to change things, you won’t please everyone.
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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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Everyone needs to get more comfortable with female leaders-including female leaders themselves.
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