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 mothers lived in, our grandmothers lived in, where career choices for women were so limited. Sheryl Sandberg More Quotes by Sheryl Sandberg More Quotes From Sheryl Sandberg Success for me is that if my son chooses to be a stay-at-home parent, he is cheered on for that decision. And if my daughter chooses to work outside the home and is successful, she is cheered on and supported. Sheryl Sandberg daughtermotherhome She explained that many people, but especially women, feel fraudulent when they are praised for their accomplishments. Instead of feeling worthy of recognition, they feel undeserving and guilty, as if a mistake has been made. Despite being high achievers, even experts in their fields, women can't seem to shake the sense that it is only a matter of time until they are found out for who they really are- impostors with limited skills or abilities. Sheryl Sandberg skillsmistakepeople We need to stop telling [women], "Get a mentor and you will excel." Instead, we need to tell them, "Excel and you will get a mentor. Sheryl Sandberg mentorneeds I've seen over and over how much self-belief drives outcomes. And that's why I force myself to sit at the table, even when I am not sure I belong there - and yes, this still happens to me. And when I'm not sure anyone wants my opinion, I take a deep breath and speak up anyway. Sheryl Sandberg tablesselfgraduation Getting from point A to point Z can be daunting unless you remember that you don’t have to get from A to Z. You just have to get from A to B. Breaking big dreams into small steps is the way to move forward. Sheryl Sandberg small-stepsdreammoving My hope in writing 'Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead' was to change the conversation from what women can't do to what we can. Sheryl Sandberg writingconversation The more women help one another, the more we help ourselves. Acting like a coalition truly does produce results. Any coalition of support must also include men, many of whom care about gender inequality as much as women do. Sheryl Sandberg supportactingmen I spent most of my career, including my time at McKinsey, never acknowledging that I was a woman. And, you know, fast forward - I'm 43 now - fitting in is not helping us. Sheryl Sandberg womencareerswork If I had to embrace a definition of success, it would be that success is making the best choices we can ... and accepting them. Sheryl Sandberg definitionschoiceswould-be Over the last 10 years, women have stalled out at the top. Sheryl Sandberg lastsyears Nobody can succeed on their own. Sheryl Sandberg leaning-insucceed I have never worked for a woman, and I have never worked with a lot of women. Sheryl Sandberg We've got to get women to sit at the table. Sheryl Sandberg tables Excel and you will get a mentor. Sheryl Sandberg mentor I want my daughter to have the choice not just to succeed, but to be liked for her accomplishments. Sheryl Sandberg accomplishmentdaughterchoices A woman, if you're Most Intelligent or Most Likely to Succeed, that's an embarrassing thing. Or something that's not considered attractive, and I think that's what we need to change. Sheryl Sandberg intelligentneedsthinking Facebook is a really exciting place trying to do something really important that I really believe in. And it matters. Sheryl Sandberg importanttryingbelieve A lot of people will say, "what's Facebook's business model?" I always find that a kind of funny question. Our business model is out there, which is: we monetize largely through advertising and a little bit through the gift revenue, the virtual gifts we have on our site. I think those continue to be the most promising avenues going forward. Sheryl Sandberg littlespeoplethinking We have a problem with women in leadership across the board. This leadership gap - this problem of not enough women in leadership - is running really deep and it's in every industry. My answer is we have to understand the stereotype assumptions that hold women back. Sheryl Sandberg boardsanswersrunning At Facebook we feel a lot of affinity not just for this community but for any community that is trying to do what Davos is trying to do, which is to share information. And Davos is doing it in a particular way - I think the Facebook approach is obviously more broad-based, we're trying to include everyone in the world. But the goal is the same: bring people together, to share information and make the world more connected, and have people have a deeper understanding of themselves, others, the communities of which they want to be a part and can be a part. Sheryl Sandberg goalpeoplethinking
