Quotes by Sheryl Sandberg

About Sheryl Sandberg:

Sheryl Kara Sandberg is an American technology executive, activist, and author. She is the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook. In June 2012, she was elected to the board of directors by the existing board members, becoming the first woman to serve on Facebook's board. Before she joined Facebook as its COO, Sandberg was Vice President of Global Online Sales and Operations at Google and was involved in launching Google's philanthropic arm Google.org. Before Google, Sandberg served as chief of staff for the United States Secretary of the Treasury.
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I probably shouldn't admit this since I work in the tech industry, but I still prefer reading paper books.

Sheryl Sandberg

For any of us in this room today, let's start out by admitting we're lucky. We don't live in the world our mothers lived in, our grandmothers lived in, where career choices for women were so limited.

Sheryl Sandberg

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.

Sheryl Sandberg

We've got to get women to sit at the table.

Sheryl Sandberg

Women are not making it to the top. A hundred and ninety heads of state; nine are women. Of all the people in parliament in the world, thirteen per cent are women. In the corporate sector, women at the top - C-level jobs, board seats - tops out at fi...

Sheryl Sandberg

As women get more powerful, they get less likable. I see women holding themselves back because of this, but if we start talking about the success-likability penalty women face, then we can do something about it.

Sheryl Sandberg

Over the last 10 years, women have stalled out at the top.

Sheryl Sandberg

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

Sheryl Sandberg

And what I saw happening is that women don't make one decision to leave the workforce. They makes lots of little decisions really far in advance that kind of inevitably lead them there.

Sheryl Sandberg

I want women to get paid more. I want to teach them to negotiate so they get paid more.

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I have never worked for a woman, and I have never worked with a lot of women.

Sheryl Sandberg

Author Bio

  • NameSheryl Sandberg
  • DescriptionAmerican technology executive, activist, and author
  • AliasesSheryl Kara Sandberg
  • BornAugust 28, 1969
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionEconomist; Businessperson
  • WorksLean In
  • AwardsFinancial Times And Goldman Sachs Business Book Of The Year Award; Time 100