The No. 1 impediment to women succeeding in the workforce is now in the home.
SHERYL SANDBERGWe cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.
More Sheryl Sandberg Quotes
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I have never worked for a woman, and I have never worked with a lot of women.
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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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Until women are as ambitious as men, they’re not gong to achieve as much as men.
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If more women are in leadership roles, we’ll stop assuming they shouldn’t be.
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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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Our culture needs to find a robust image of female success that is first, not male, and second, not a white woman on the phone, holding a crying baby.
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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 not bullying and leadership is not aggression. Leadership is the expectation that you can use your voice for good. That you can make the world a better place.
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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.
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And anyway, who wears a tiara on a jungle gym?
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Women need to shift form thinking “I’m not ready to do that” to thinking “I want to do that- and I’ll learn by doing it.
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So please ask yourself: What would I do if I weren’t afraid? And then go do it.
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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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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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Nobody can succeed on their own.
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Leaders should strive for authenticity over perfection.
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When companies offer support and assistance for personal and family hardships, their employees become more loyal and more productive.
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It’s hard to visualize someone as a leader, if she is always waiting to be told what to do.
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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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If you do please everyone, you are not making enough progress.
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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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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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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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Done is better than perfect.
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Give us a world where half our homes are run by men and half our institutions are run by women. I’m pretty sure that would be a better world.
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The cost of stability is often diminished opportunities for growth.
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