In Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Lean In: What Would You Do If You Weren’t Afraid, there is much discussion of men and women's roles in the workplace. Sandberg tells the story of her grandmothers determination to get an education when it wasn’t viewed as important for women to do so. This motivated Sandberg to attend college, where she found that women believed they could achieve anything. Women assumed they would be successful in a career -in a professional setting- as well as in their own home. Sadly, things did not evolve as quickly as Sandberg hoped they would for equality in the workplace. Men continued to progress and rise to the top in their own careers.
In Sandberg’s own words, “women from generations before are disappointed now because …show more content…
It is idealistic to think that men and women will ever be the same, but it should still be socially acceptable for women to lead in the workplace, a job that typically goes to men. Over time things have shifted and women want to be successful in a profession, but not in a leadership role. Challenging careers do not appeal to women because of the stereotypes that surround them today. While not living up to everything men are achieving can bring about a feeling of personal and public failure, women are not taught to prioritize a career over things such as marriage or …show more content…
As I suggested earlier, defenders of the negative stereotypes surrounding women and leadership roles can not have it both ways. Their assertion that women need to make a choice and they cannot ‘have it all’ is contradicted by the still fact that managing multiple roles and responsibilities in life can improve our mental well-being. Ultimately, what is at stake here is the equality of men and women in the workplace that has been passed around for so long. Increasing the amount of portrayals we set out of women living life to their full advantage will shift the negative stereotypes into positive and affirmative ones, thus eliminating the threat and fear carried by women in the
In Sandberg’s own words, “women from generations before are disappointed now because …show more content…
It is idealistic to think that men and women will ever be the same, but it should still be socially acceptable for women to lead in the workplace, a job that typically goes to men. Over time things have shifted and women want to be successful in a profession, but not in a leadership role. Challenging careers do not appeal to women because of the stereotypes that surround them today. While not living up to everything men are achieving can bring about a feeling of personal and public failure, women are not taught to prioritize a career over things such as marriage or …show more content…
As I suggested earlier, defenders of the negative stereotypes surrounding women and leadership roles can not have it both ways. Their assertion that women need to make a choice and they cannot ‘have it all’ is contradicted by the still fact that managing multiple roles and responsibilities in life can improve our mental well-being. Ultimately, what is at stake here is the equality of men and women in the workplace that has been passed around for so long. Increasing the amount of portrayals we set out of women living life to their full advantage will shift the negative stereotypes into positive and affirmative ones, thus eliminating the threat and fear carried by women in the