Women have made enormous progress on the lower and middle rungs of the career ladder, but we are failing to make the leap into senior positions. Everyone jumps to the conclusion that it's motherhood that holds women back, but often… — Sylvia Ann Hewlett 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 with its powerful cult of motherhood; the other is the strident feminism of the seventies with its attempt… — Sylvia Ann Hewlett 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 lessbecause they… — 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 shortcoming in… — Sylvia Ann Hewlett Copy Share Image
The decision to have a child is both a private and a public decision, for children are our collective future. — Sylvia Ann Hewlett 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 distinguish themselves, these loyal performers run the risk of becoming permanent seconds, lieutenants who never make captain. To position themselves for the top job, protégés must therefore contribute something the leader prizes but may intrinsically lack:” — Sylvia Ann Hewlett Copy Share
“Sponsorship, done right, is transactional. It’s an implicit or even explicit strategic alliance, a long-range quid pro quo.” — 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 this heady… — Sylvia Ann Hewlett 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
Recently we've been hearing a lot about women "having it all." Myself, I think that is not really an accurate description of female lives… — 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, integrity and… — Sylvia Ann Hewlett 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 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 that you… — Sylvia Ann Hewlett 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 leap into… — 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 shortcoming in adult life was now seen as rooted in the failure of mothering during childhood.” quote by Sylvia Ann Hewlett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bc7/sylvia-ann-hewlett-26752_adult-life_fashions-change-and-with-the-new-psychoa_393158.jpg)
