When I went to college, as much as my parents emphasized academic achievement, they emphasized marriage even more. They told me that the most eligible women marry young to get a 'good man' before they are all taken.

Don't be afraid to ask the 'dumb' question, everyone else will be relieved you had the guts to ask!

My goal is very clear, and I wrote about it in Lean In, which is that women run half our companies and countries and men run half our homes. As much as I wish that could happen in four years, I don't think that's a likely time period. But I think it can happen sooner than we think. Part of it is having that aspiration and that goal. I think we too often suffer from the tyranny of low expectations.

Everyone knows that marriage is the biggest personal decision you make, but it's the biggest career decision you can make.

If more women are in leadership roles, we'll stop assuming they shouldn't be.

In our performance reviews with women, we need to be saying, "Are you reaching enough? Are you applying for jobs when you meet some of the criteria like men, or are you waiting to meet all the criteria like women do?" There's so much we can do to encourage women to take on more and believe in themselves.

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.