When woman work outside the home and share breadwinning duties, couples are more likely to stay together. In fact, the risk of divorce reduces by about half when a wife earns half the income and a husband does half the housework.
Sheryl SandbergRead
I wish I could just go tell all the young women I work with, all these fabulous women, 'Believe in yourself and negotiate for yourself. Own your own success.' I wish I could tell that to my daughter. But it's not that simple.
Interpretation
The quote encourages young women to believe in their abilities and advocate for themselves.
Sheryl Sandberg expresses a desire to empower young women, including her daughter, to have confidence in themselves and to actively negotiate for their success in personal and professional settings. She acknowledges that while this advice is powerful, executing it is often more complex due to societal challenges and personal circumstances.
In practice
In a workshop for young professionals, I would quote this to inspire confidence.
When woman work outside the home and share breadwinning duties, couples are more likely to stay together. In fact, the risk of divorce reduces by about half when a wife earns half the income and a husband does half the housework.
We can each define ambition and progress for ourselves. The goal is to work toward a world where expectations are not set by the stereotypes that hold us back, but by our personal passion, talents and interests.
Don't be afraid to ask the 'dumb' question, everyone else will be relieved you had the guts to ask!
In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.
Being confident and believing in your own self-worth is necessary to achieving your potential.
I am a bigger-picture manager because I've lived through something that's a big picture.
Do something worth remembering.
It is difficult to feel accomplished when you're not accomplishing something that matters to you. Doing something 'for your own good' is rarely for your own good if it causes you to be less than who you really are.
I am hellbent on defying your expectations, at every turn, and even if you don't like what's being done, I dare you to find it uninteresting.
I don't go to bed at 1 A.M. and wake up at 5 A.M. and say, 'Let's see if I can get this done today.'
Step by step walk the thousand-mile road.
It's important to be willing to make mistakes. The worst thing that can happen is you become memorable.
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