At a certain point it’s your ability to learn quickly and contribute quickly that matters. One of the things I tell people these days is that there is no perfect fit when you’re looking for the next b...
Women provide more than twice as much care not only for their own parents, but for their in-laws as well.
Without fear, women can pursue professional success and personal fulfillment—and freely choose one, or the other, or both.
While they suffered an irreparable loss, my children are still fortunate. Nothing will bring their father back, but our circumstances have softened the blow. This is not the case for many children fac...
When we are no longer able to change a situation, psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl observed, we are challenged to change ourselves. After
When we are no longer able to change a situation, psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl observed, we are challenged to change ourselves.
When negotiating, Think personally, act communally. I have advised many women to preface negotiations by explaining that they know that women often get paid less than men so they are going to negotiat...
When looking for a life partner, my advice to women is date all of them: the bad boys, the cool boys, the commitment-phobic boys, the crazy boys. But do not marry them. The things that make the bad bo...
When it comes time to settle down, find someone who wants an equal partner. Someone who thinks women should be smart, opinionated, and ambitious. Someone who values fairness and expects or, even bette...
When children feel comfortable asking for help, they know they matter. They see that others care and want to be there for them. They understand that they are not alone and can gain some control by rea...
When a woman excels at her job, both male and female coworkers will remark that she may be accomplishing a lot, but is not well-liked by her peers. She is probably also too aggressive, not a team play...
When a man helps a colleague, the recipient feels indebted to him and is highly likely to return the favor. But when a woman helps out, the feeling of indebtedness is weaker. (...) Professor Flynn cal...
When I first joined Facebook, I was working with a team to answer the critical question of how best to grow our business. The conversations were getting heated, with many people arguing their own posi...
What helped him build resilience the most, he told me, was overcoming pervasiveness: Extreme compartmentalization may be my biggest superpower, he said, laughing. If a project doesn’t turn out the way...
We move closer to the larger goal of true equality with each woman who leans in.
We hold ourselves back not just out of fear of seeming too aggressive but also by underestimating our abilities. Ask a woman to explain why she’s successful and she’ll credit luck, hard work, and help...
We can start by helping children develop four core beliefs: (1) they have some control over their lives; (2) they can learn from failure; (3) they matter as human beings; and (4) they have real streng...
We all want the same thing: to feel comfortable with our choices and to feel validated by those around us. So let’s start by validating one another. Mothers who work outside the home should regard mot...
We all want a job or role that truly excites and engages us. This search requires both focus and flexibility, so I recommend adopting two concurrent goals: a long-term dream and an eighteen-month plan...
Trying to do it all and expecting it all can be done exactly right is a recipe for disappointment. Perfection is the enemy. Gloria Steinem said it best: 'You can't do it all. No one can have two full-...