Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

by Sheryl Sandberg

We are so rarely brave enough to tell the truth.

women need to measure the cost of child care against their future salary rather than their current salary.

the risk of divorce reduces by about half when a wife earns half the income and a husband does half the housework.

leadership: “Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.”

The gender wars need an immediate and lasting peace. True equality will be achieved only when we all fight the stereotypes that hold us back. Feeling threatened by others’ choices pulls us all down. Instead, we should funnel our energy into breaking this cycle.