When I went to college, as much as my parents emphasized academic achievement, they emphasized marriage even more. They told me that the most eligible women marry young to get a ‘good man’ before they are all taken.
SHERYL SANDBERGReal 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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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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I go around the room and ask people, ‘What do you think?’
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Everyone needs to get more comfortable with female leaders-including female leaders themselves.
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In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.
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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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Communication starts with the understanding that there is my point of view (my truth) and someone else’s point of view (his truth). Rarely is there one absolute truth, so people who believe that they speak the truth are very silencing of others.
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Aiming for perfection causes frustration at best and paralysis at worst.
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I feel really grateful to the people who encouraged me and helped me develop. Nobody can succeed on their own.
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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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Someone who values fairness and expects or, even better, wants to do his share in the home. These men exist and, trust me, over time, nothing is sexier.
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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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If more women are in leadership roles, we’ll stop assuming they shouldn’t be.
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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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Speak up. Believe in yourself. Take risks.
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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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