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.
SHERYL SANDBERGI know from my own experience that the path to change is best traveled when we travel together.
More Sheryl Sandberg Quotes
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The most important career decision you’ll make is who your life partner is.
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I have a five year-old son and a three year-old daughter. I want my son to have a choice to contribute fully in the workforce or at home. And I want my daughter to have the choice to not just succeed, but to be liked for her accomplishments.
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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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A truly equal world would be one where women ran half our countries and companies and men ran half our homes.
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I go around the room and ask people, ‘What do you think?’
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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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Next time you’re about to call your daughter bossy, take a deep breath and say, ‘My daughter has executive leadership skills.’
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Women attribute their success to working hard, luck, and help from other people. Men will attribute that – whatever success they have, that same success – to their own core skills.
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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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Talking can transform minds, which can transform behaviors, which can transform institutions.
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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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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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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.
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Everyone needs to get more comfortable with female leaders-including female leaders themselves.
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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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