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

by Sheryl Sandberg

women have to prove themselves to a far greater extent than men do.

men are promoted based on potential, while women are promoted based on past accomplishments.

We lower our own expectations of what we can achieve. We continue to do the majority of the housework and child care. We compromise our career goals to make room for partners and children who may not even exist yet.