Behave Quote by Sylvia Ann Hewlett

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

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

The decision to have a child is both a private and a public decision, for children are our collective future.

— Sylvia Ann Hewlett

“Sponsorship, done right, is transactional. It’s an implicit or even explicit strategic alliance, a long-range quid pro quo.”

— Sylvia Ann Hewlett

“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

“Do your job well, make sure your boss is fully informed, and don’t be afraid to ask for help,”

— Sylvia Ann Hewlett

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

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

“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

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

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