Most people assume that women are responsible for households and child care. Most couples operate that way - not all. That fundamental assumption holds women back.

Let's acknowledge that men reach for opportunities more quickly and more easily than women. So often as managers, we give the job to whoever starts solving the problem, to whoever jumps in. Since we know men will jump in faster than women in so many circumstances, we have to slow down and encourage more women to sit at more tables.

Fortune does favor the bold and you'll never know what you're capable of if you don't try.

The most important thing we're doing differently is that we talk openly about gender at Facebook.

Without fear, women can pursue professional success and personal fulfillment-and freely choose one, or the other, or both.

There's no easy path through grief and trauma. Learning from the experiences of people who'd been through similar losses was helpful.

I think now is our time. My mother was told by everyone that she had two choices: She could be a nurse or a teacher. The external barriers now are just so much lower. If we start acknowledging what the real issues are, we can solve them. It's not that hard.