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.
SHERYL SANDBERGNext time you’re about to call your daughter bossy, take a deep breath and say, ‘My daughter has executive leadership skills.’
More Sheryl Sandberg Quotes
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Leaders should strive for authenticity over perfection.
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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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Speak up. Believe in yourself. Take risks.
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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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In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.
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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.
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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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It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It’s also a very clear path to happiness.
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The No. 1 impediment to women succeeding in the workforce is now in the home.
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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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Until women are as ambitious as men, they’re not gong to achieve as much as men.
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Real change will come when powerful women are less of an exception. It is easy to dislike senior women because there are so few.
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Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.
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It’s time to cheer on girls and women who want to sit at the table.
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Framing the issue of work-life balance – as if the two were dramatically opposed – practically ensures work will lose out. Who would ever choose work over life?
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