Quotes from Sheryl Sandberg

When we get feedback on women, we ask, "Is that real or is that the gender bias at play?" Everyone could start doing that today and I think we'd see really big results.

I really think we need more women to lean into their careers and to be really dedicated to staying in the work force.

There is no such thing as work-life balance. There is work, there is life, and there is no balance.

I'm a pragmatist. I think, as a woman, you have to be more careful. You have to be more communal, you have to say yes to more things than men, you have to worry about things that men don't have to worry about. But once we get enough women into leadership, we can break stereotypes down. If you lead, you get to decide.

I am saying that I was able to mold those hours around the needs of my family, and that matters. And I really encourage other people at Facebook to mold hours around themselves.

I spent most of my career, including my time at McKinsey, never acknowledging that I was a woman. And, you know, fast forward - I'm 43 now - fitting in is not helping us.

I wrote 'Option B' because I want other people to know it can get better, and I want to help people make it better.

I probably shouldn't admit this since I work in the tech industry, but I still prefer reading paper books.