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

Thirtyyearsafterwomenbecame50percentofthecollegegraduatesintheUnitedStates,menstillholdthevastmajorityofleadershippositionsingovernmentandindustry.Thismeansthatwomen’svoicesarestillnotheardequallyinthedecisionsthatmostaffectourlives.InLeanIn,SherylSandbergexamineswhywomen’sprogressinachievingleadershiproleshasstalled,explainstherootcauses,andofferscompelling,commonsensesolutionsthatcanempowerwomentoachievetheirfullpotential.SandbergisthechiefoperatingofficerofFacebookandisrankedonFortune’slistofthe50MostPowerfulWomeninBusinessandasoneofTime’s100MostInfluentialPeopleintheWorld.In2010,shegaveanelectrifyingTEDTalkinwhichshedescribedhowwomenunintentionallyholdthemselvesbackintheircareers.Hertalk,whichbecameaphenomenonandhasbeenviewedmorethantwomilliontimes,encouragedwomento“sitatthetable,”seekchallenges,takerisks,andpursuetheirgoalswithgusto.InLeanIn,Sandbergdigsdeeperintotheseissues,combiningpersonalanecdotes,harddata,andcompellingresearchtocutthroughthelayersofambiguityandbiassurroundingthelivesandchoicesofworkingwomen.Sherecountsherowndecisions,mistakes,anddailystrugglestomaketherightchoicesforherself,hercareer,andherfamily.Sheprovidespracticaladviceonnegotiationtechniques,mentorship,andbuildingasatisfyingcareer,urgingwomentosetboundariesandtoabandonthemythof“havingitall.”Shedescribesspecificstepswomencantaketocombineprofessionalachievementwithpersonalfulfillmentanddemonstrateshowmencanbenefitbysupportingwomenintheworkplaceandathome.Writtenwithbothhumorandwisdom,Sandberg’sbookisaninspiringcalltoactionandablueprintforindividualgrowth.LeanInisdestinedtochangetheconversationfromwhatwomencan’tdotowhattheycan.作为全球最成功的女性之一，谢丽尔·桑德伯格在《向前一步》中深刻地剖析了男女不平等现象的根本原因，解开了女性成功的密码！她认为，女性之所以没有勇气跻身领导层，不敢放开脚步追求自己的梦想，更多是出于内在的恐惧与不自信。她在书中鼓励所有女性，要大胆地“往桌前坐”，主动参与对话与讨论，说出自己的想法。同时，她还为女性提出了如下成功密码，激励女性勇于接受挑战，满怀热情地追求自己的人生目标。1.向前一步，勇敢进取通常女性在总会在无意识中妨碍自己的发展、降低对自己的期望值，甚至很容易就放弃工作、放弃获得更大成就的可能性。与男性相比，女性在职场中的态度仍然不够积极、不够进取。2.平衡工作与生活伴侣的支持非常重要。那种认为女性只有抛开家庭才能达到事业巅峰的说法其实并不成立。事实证明，绝大多数的成功女性都拥有一位相当支持自己事业的人生伴侣。3.拥有更加开放的心态女性应该对事业上的挑战持有更开放的心态。如果一份工作能让她学到新的技能，并且更快乐、更满足，那就意味着她在自我提升中不断发展。女性只有向前一步，勇敢地“LEANIN”，才能发挥出自己的潜力，获得事业与家庭的双重平衡，享受成功的幸福人生。