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Sheryl Sandberg is an American businesswoman and author, recognized for her role as the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook since 2008. She is also known for her advocacy for women in the workplace and her influential book 'Lean In'.

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“The most important thing is to have a more open and honest dialogue about gender issues.”

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“People assume Wall Street is a certain culture and tech is a certain culture. But if you look at the (gender) numbers at the top of (those) industries, they don't vary very much. I think in finance, women hold 19 percent of the top jobs, and women are 21 percent of the leaders in nonprofits.”

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“The most important thing we're doing differently is that we talk openly about gender at Facebook.”

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“When we get feedback on women, we ask, "Is that real or is that the gender bias at play?" Everyone could start doing that today and I think we'd see really big results.”

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“It is illegal to discriminate on the basis of pregnancy or gender. It is not illegal to talk about it.”

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“I gave a talk on gender stuff at Facebook one morning and a man didn't come. It was optional; he didn't have to come. But he sent a note saying, "I missed your meeting because I drove my kids to school so my wife could do something else. Thank you for making that possible." I think that employee is a loyal employee for Facebook and I think more companies should want that kind of loyalty.”

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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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“I don't hold myself out as a role model. I don't believe that everyone should make the same choices; that everyone has to want to be a CEO, or everyone should want to be a work-at-home mother. I want everyone to be able to choose. But I want us to be able to choose unencumbered by gender choosing for us.”

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“The gender stereotypes introduced in childhood are reinforced throughout our lives and become self-fulfilling prophesies. Most leadership positions are held by men, so women don't expect to achieve them, and that becomes one of the reasons they don't.”

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Book:Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

Source: Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

“Success and likeability are positively correlated for men and negatively for women. When a man is successful, he is liked by both men and women. When a woman is successful, people of both genders like her less.”

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Book:Lean In for Graduates

Source: Lean In for Graduates

“The more women help one another, the more we help ourselves. Acting like a coalition truly does produce results. Any coalition of support must also include men, many of whom care about gender inequality as much as women do.”

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“Every woman I know, particularly the senior ones, has been called too aggressive at work. We know in gender blind studies that men are more aggressive in their offices than women. We know that. Yet we're busy telling all the women that they're too aggressive. That's the issue.”

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About the Author

Born: August 28, 1969
Known for: Businesswoman
Quotes: 236

Books & Sources

Lean In for GraduatesRelated source material

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to LeadRelated source material

Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding JoyRelated source material

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