The reason I wrote Lean In is I think people weren't actually noticing that we had stopped making progress. I gave a TED talk and said: "It turns out men still run the world." And the audience gasped as if that was news.

It's hard to visualize someone as a leader, if she is always waiting to be told what to do.

Guilt management can be just as important as time management for mothers.

Being confident and believing in your own self-worth is necessary to achieving your potential.

we compromise our career goals to make room for partners and children who may not even exist yet

Leaders should strive for authenticity over perfection.

I'm a feminist because I believe in women... it's a heavy word, feminism, but it's not one I think we should run from. I'm proud to be a feminist.