I wish I could just go tell all the young women I work with, all these fabulous women, ‘Believe in yourself and negotiate for yourself. Own your own success.’ I wish I could tell that to my daughter. But it’s not that simple.
SHERYL SANDBERGDon’t make decisions too far in advance, particularly ones you’re not even conscious you’re making.
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Real empathy is sometimes not insisting that it will be okay but acknowledging that it is not.
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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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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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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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I really think we need more women to lean into their careers and to be really dedicated to staying in the work force.
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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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Trying to do it all and expecting that it all can be done exactly right is a recipe for disappointment. Perfection is the enemy.
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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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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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We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.
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Don’t make decisions too far in advance, particularly ones you’re not even conscious you’re making.
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Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder.
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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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The most important career decision you’ll make is who your life partner is.
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Women systematically underestimate their own abilities.
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