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
For any of us in this room today, let's start out by admitting we're lucky. We don't live in the world our… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Leadership is not bullying and leadership is not aggression. Leadership is the expectation that you can use your voice for good. That… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Most people assume that women are responsible for households and child care. Most couples operate that way - not all. That fundamental… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“This is the ultimate chicken and the egg situation. The chicken: Women will tear down the external barriers once we achieve leadership… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
I wish I could just go tell all the young women I work with, all these fabulous women, 'Believe in yourself and… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
As women get more powerful, they get less likable. I see women holding themselves back because of this, but if we start… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
I am saying that I was able to mold those hours around the needs of my family, and that matters. And I… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
I look forward to the day when half our homes are run by men and half our companies and institutions are run… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Women attribute their success to working hard, luck, and help from other people. Men will attribute that - whatever success they have,… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
I just believed. I believed that the technology would change people's lives. I believed putting real identity online - putting technology behind… — 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… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women's voices are… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
You know, there has never been a 24-hour period in five years when I have not responded to e-mail at Facebook. I… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Women are not making it to the top of any profession in the world. But when I say, 'The blunt truth is… — 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