We need to stop telling [women], "Get a mentor and you will excel." Instead, we need to tell them, "Excel and you will get a mentor.
Sheryl SandbergA woman, if you're Most Intelligent or Most Likely to Succeed, that's an embarrassing thing. Or something that's not considered attractive, and I think that's what we need to change.
Sheryl SandbergMen feel like they can be a professional and a father. For women it's "or." That's offensive to me. The concept that it's not possible is crazy.
Sheryl SandbergIt is illegal to discriminate on the basis of pregnancy or gender. It is not illegal to talk about it.
Sheryl Sandberg