The gender stereotypes introduced in childhood are reinforced throughout our lives and become self-fulfilling prophesies. Most leadership positions are held by men,… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
The most important thing we're doing differently is that we talk openly about gender at Facebook. — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
I gave a talk on gender stuff at Facebook one morning and a man didn't come. It was optional; he didn't have… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
People assume Wall Street is a certain culture and tech is a certain culture. But if you look at the (gender) numbers… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
I don't hold myself out as a role model. I don't believe that everyone should make the same choices; that everyone has… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Every woman I know, particularly the senior ones, has been called too aggressive at work. We know in gender blind studies that… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
It is illegal to discriminate on the basis of pregnancy or gender. It is not illegal to talk about it. — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
The most important thing is to have a more open and honest dialogue about gender issues. — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Success and likeability are positively correlated for men and negatively for women. When a man is successful, he is liked by both… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
I'm not telling women to be like men. I'm telling us to evaluate what men and women do in the workforce and… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
When we get feedback on women, we ask, "Is that real or is that the gender bias at play?" Everyone could start… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
I think it is too hard for men to talk about gender. We have to let men talk about this... because we… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
The more women help one another, the more we help ourselves. Acting like a coalition truly does produce results. Any coalition of… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“Still, my argument was that if she was going to work for the next 30 years, what difference does "going back" 4 years really… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“Reverend Veronica Goines sums this up as, “Peace is joy at rest, and joy is peace on its feet.” — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“[Eric Schmidt] explained that only one criterion that mattered when picking a job- fat growth. When companies grow quickly, there are more things to… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
When I went to college, as much as my parents emphasized academic achievement, they emphasized marriage even more. They told me that the most… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Go to a playground: Little girls get called 'bossy' all the time, a word that's almost never used for boys. And that leads directly… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“One of my favorite quotes comes from author Alice Walker, who observed, “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Aggressive and hard-charging women violate unwritten rules about acceptable social conduct. Men are continually applauded for being ambitious and powerful and successful, but women… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“When I wrote Lean In, some people argued that I did not spend enough time writing about the difficulties women face when they don’t… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“Survivor guilt is a thief of joy—yet another secondary loss from death.” — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
I am a bigger-picture manager because I've lived through something that's a big picture. — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Presenting leadership as a list of carefully defined qualities (like strategic, analytical, and performance-ori ented) no longer holds. Instead, true leadership stems from individuality… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
So there's no such thing as work-life balance. There's work, and there's life, and there's no balance. — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
