Men have an easier time finding the mentors and sponsors who are invaluable for career progression. Plus, women have to prove themselves to a far greater extent than men do. And this is not just in ou...
Malala then shared her own gratitude story. She told us that after she was shot by the Taliban, her mother started giving her birthday cards dated from the beginning of her recovery. When Malala turne...
It will be a little messy, but embrace the mess. It will be complicated, but rejoice in the complications. It will not be anything like what you think it will be like, but surprises are good for you....
It is hard to visualize someone as a leader if she is always waiting to be told what to do. Padmasree
In October 2011, Jocelyn Goldfein, one of the engineering directors at Facebook, held a meeting with our female engineers where she encouraged them to share the progress they had made on the products...
Imagine that a career is like a marathon—a long, grueling, and ultimately rewarding endeavor. Now imagine a marathon where both men and women arrive at the starting line equally fit and trained. The g...
I also know that in order to continue to grow and challenge myself, I have to believe in my own abilities.
Fred Kofman, a former MIT professor and author of Conscious Business
Every social movement struggles with dissension within its ranks, in part because advocates are passionate and unlikely to agree on every position and solution.
Even worse, the messages sent to girls can move beyond encouraging superficial traits and veer into explicitly discouraging leadership. When a girl tries to lead, she is often labeled bossy. Boys are...
Dr. Peggy McIntosh from the Wellesley Centers for Women, gave a talk called Feeling Like a Fraud.1 She explained that many people, but especially women, feel fraudulent when they are praised for their...
But when it comes to integrating career and family, planning too far in advance can close doors rather than open them. I have seen this happen over and over. Women rarely make one big decision to leav...
Blaming our actions rather than our character allows us to feel guilt instead of shame.
Being forthright led to opportunity. Every job will demand some sacrifice. The key is to avoid sacrifice.
All of us --men and women alike-- have to understand and acknowledge how stereotypes and biases cloud our beliefs and perpetuate the status quo.
When something terrible happens, it can be important to consider how things could be worse.
We should let ourselves react emotionally and feel whatever anger or sadness being criticized evokes for us. And then we should quickly move on.
Letting the other side make the first offer is often crucial to achieving favorable terms.
Happiness is the frequency of positive experiences, not the intensity.
Grounded hope—the understanding that if you take action you can make things better.