Laura

“Because the vast majority of leaders are men, it is not possible to generalize from any one example. But the dearth of female leaders causes one woman to be viewed as representative of her entire gender. And because people often discount and dislike female leaders, these generalizations are often critical. This is not just unfair to the individuals but reinforces the stigma that successful women are unlikeable.”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

“Men at the top are often unaware of the benefits they enjoy simply because they're men, and this can make them blind to the disadvantages associated with being a woman. Women lower down also believe that men at the top are entitled to be there, so they try to play by the rules and work harder to advance rather than raise questions or voice concerns about the possibility of bias. As a result, everyone becomes complicit in perpetuating an unjust system.”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

“Staying quiet and fitting in may have been all the first generations of women who entered corporate America could do; in some cases, it might still be the safest path. But this strategy is not paying off for women as a group. Instead, we need to speak out, identify the barriers that are holding women back, and find solutions.”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

“(...) once a woman achieves success, particularly in a gender-biased context, her capacity to see gender discrimination is reduced.”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead