Lean In: A Summary of Sheryl Sandbergs Book

Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg. I have written this book to encourage women to dream big, forge a path through the obstacles, and achieve their full potential. Rarely is there one absolute truth, so people who believe that they speak the truth are very silencing of others. At the end of the day, you have to take opportunities and make an opportunity fit for you, rather than the other way around.

Even the bible says Ask and you shall receive.

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With confidence, you might need to fake it till you make it. Leadership Here is a definition of leadership you can paste on your bedroom mirror: Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.

It is hard to visualize someone as a leader if she is always waiting to be told what to do. I know that my success comes from hard work, help from others, and being at the right place at the right time. Feminism In case you were confused, Here's a definition you can run with: A feminist is someone who believes in social, political, and economic equality of the sexes.

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Often without even realizing it, the woman stops reaching for new opportunities. Even if mothers are more naturally inclined toward nurturing, fathers can match that skill with knowledge and effort. My career and marriage are inextricably intertwined. When looking for a life partner, my advice to women is date all of them: But do not marry them. The things that make the bad boys sexy do not make them good husbands.

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When it comes time to settle down, find someone who wants an equal partner. Someone who thinks women should be smart, opinionated, and ambitious. The image of a happy couple still includes a husband who is more professionally successful than the wife. Even you… If you want a fifty-fifty partnership, establish that pattern at the outset.

Perhaps the greatest trap ever set for women was the coining of this phrase.

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Women should learn from Icarus to aim for the sky, but keep in mind that we all have real limits. Trying to do it all and expecting that it all can be done exactly right is a recipe for disappointment. Perfection is the enemy. CJ rated it it was amazing Apr 14, Emily Rupp rated it really liked it Jul 27, Deborah Bartlett rated it really liked it Jan 12, Angita Singh rated it really liked it Oct 01, Sarika Khanna rated it really liked it Sep 11, Karen Snedeker rated it liked it Dec 05, Jan Yates Hunter rated it liked it Jan 08, Cynthia Zabbat rated it really liked it Oct 13, Kellie Bright rated it it was amazing Feb 20, Sunil Vakil rated it really liked it Jul 28, Patricia K Terry rated it liked it Apr 15, Kathleen Truelove rated it it was ok Jul 19, Carla LeClerc rated it liked it Oct 25, Mike rated it really liked it Sep 14, Anu rated it it was amazing Feb 19, There are no discussion topics on this book yet.

Books by Natalie Thompson. Trivia About Lean In: No trivia or quizzes yet. Many of those that critiqued it worried that a successful billionaire executive would blame for workplace inequality on lower income, worker-class women.

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They expected that she would not make a distinction between educated women like herself, and those that did not have the same privileges. However, their worries were unfounded and premature. We recommend it to all women who strive to be successful and fight for equal rights in the workplace. We live in a very interesting moment in which women have the highest level of expression in history, mostly thanks to the feminist movements of the 60s and 70s.

On the other hand, because it seems like the fight for equality has been won, progress has been taking place, and things have been evolving, however at a low pace. Inequality of genders still exists in various spheres of society, mainly when it comes to career and work. In , in the United States, a female worker would make 77 cents for each dollar received by a male colleague. This inequality is a global problem, and it occurs in the whole world, not only in the United States.

In Europe, for example, the difference is a little less, 84 cents for each dollar, but it still shows a high level of inequality. The financial point is more obvious and proves that there is still much to be conquered, but we need to go beyond it.

In the workplace, for example, Sheryl mentions that various studies show the performance of women is also unjustly evaluated. Do you know what is most curious? It is that discrimination happens both by men and women. Sheryl mentions, as an example, a study whose objective was to ask participants to evaluate the performance and the growth potential of workers who had identical performances. In this study, both men and women evaluated women in a worse manner than their colleagues of the opposite sex.

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Most people think that, if people evaluators were well informed and educated, the result would be fair, but that is not true. In the study, furthermore, the more the person claimed to be impartial and not discriminate the opposite sex, the bigger the discrepancy of the evaluation between the sexes, always benefiting the individual of the male sex. Many times, we think that a masculine world discriminates women, but in reality, women also sabotage themselves. Both sexes have a perception of less value of the female sex, and we need to be attentive to these matters since this valid sexism exists and affects our lives.

Lean In: A Summary of Sheryl Sandberg's Book

This hidden inequality also exists in the family environment and in relationships, where many times you expect the woman stalls her career to take care of the children. The results were emblematic. Women still face direct sexual harassment and discrimination. Sheryl Sandberg was a Harvard graduate who worked for her mentor, Lawrence Summers. The role of women in the work environment is an inconceivably emotional topic.

Inequality of gender is still more evident in the leadership positions. That is the question Sheryl explains: Men are more ambitious to become leaders than women, says Sheryl. The reason for this is that gender stereotypes also act in veiled sexism. Society does not expect women to prioritize their career or be ambitious, and it labels those who do it like bossy, among other things.

These stereotypes are reinforced throughout life for the whole society, from childhood, ultimately limiting the perspectives of each gender. While most men assume they can have successful working lives and achieve leadership positions , there is pressure on women to choose between caring for family or career.