The decision to have a child is both a private and a public decision, for children are our collective future. — Sylvia Ann Hewlett Children Copy Share Image
“Sponsorship, done right, is transactional. It’s an implicit or even explicit strategic alliance, a long-range quid pro quo.” — Sylvia Ann Hewlett Quid pro quo Copy Share Image
If you show up without makeup or looking sloppy, no matter how impressive your ideas are, no one is going to pay… — Sylvia Ann Hewlett Attention Copy Share Image
For women the wage gap sets up an infuriating Catch-22 situation. They do the housework because they earn less, and they earn… — Sylvia Ann Hewlett Age gap Copy Share Image
“Do your job well, make sure your boss is fully informed, and don’t be afraid to ask for help,” — Sylvia Ann Hewlett Copy Share Image
Quite simply, promotions are not just functions of ability, values, or the numbers you hit, but also rest critically on how you… — Sylvia Ann Hewlett Ability Copy Share Image
“how you act (gravitas), how you speak (communication), and how you look (appearance) count for a lot in determining your leadership presence.” — Sylvia Ann Hewlett Communication Copy Share Image
Women have made enormous progress on the lower and middle rungs of the career ladder, but we are failing to make the… — Sylvia Ann Hewlett Copy Share Image
Recently we've been hearing a lot about women "having it all." Myself, I think that is not really an accurate description of… — Sylvia Ann Hewlett Copy Share Image
“It is executive presence—and no man or woman attains a top job, lands an extraordinary deal, or develops a significant following without… — Sylvia Ann Hewlett Authenticity Copy Share Image
Modern women are squeezed between the devil and the deep blue sea, and there are no lifeboats out there in the form… — Sylvia Ann Hewlett Blue Copy Share Image
“classic female mistake. I thought that it was all about doing my job extraordinarily well. If I put my head down and… — Sylvia Ann Hewlett Failure Copy Share Image
There are simple rules of engagement: You need to have your voice, but it has to be very intentional - be brief… — Sylvia Ann Hewlett Copy Share Image
American feminists have generally stressed the ways in which men and women should be equal and have therefore tried to put aside… — Sylvia Ann Hewlett Copy Share Image
There are six elements of gravitas critical to leadership: grace under fire, decisiveness, emotional intelligence and the ability to read a room,… — Sylvia Ann Hewlett Ability Copy Share Image
“Star performers are very likely to attract sponsors, and loyal performers are very likely to keep them. But if they fail to… — Sylvia Ann Hewlett Leadership Copy Share Image
The feedback women are getting at work is amazingly ineffective or vague. You need to signal to your boss or senior colleagues… — Sylvia Ann Hewlett Boss Copy Share Image
Women of my age in America are at the mercy of two powerful and antagonistic traditions. The first is the ultradomestic fifties… — Sylvia Ann Hewlett Age Copy Share Image
There are three pillars, regardless of your work culture, whether you're in Silicon Valley or on Wall Street: how you look, how… — Sylvia Ann Hewlett Copy Share Image
The degree to which the child-rearing professionals continue to be out of touch with reality is astounding. For example, a widely read… — Sylvia Ann Hewlett Copy Share Image
Fashions change, and with the new psychoanalytical perspective of the postwar period [WWII], child rearing became enshrined as thespecial responsibility of mothersany… — Sylvia Ann Hewlett Adult life Copy Share Image
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