Sheryl Sandberg Lean In What Would You Do If Women

The idea of living life and making decisions can be fearful especially when it comes to female professionals in today`s society. Sheryl Sandberg the chief operating officer of Facebook and the first woman member of its board of directors promotes women to advocate for themselves by looking past their fears and strive for equality and success. In a chapter of her book, “Lean In: What Would You Do If You Weren’t afraid” she analyzes the higher levels of men that aspire to leadership positions over women. She argues that women hold back instead of climbing the corporate ladder due to the negative view of ambition and social pressures that make marriage a more important goal for young women. The constant need to manage personal life reduces the desire for advancement and more responsibility on the job. Sandberg`s use of personal anecdote and statistical evidence helps provide a more intriguing and effective …show more content…
She often refers to studies and statistics to support her claim that not as many women are filling leadership roles as men. Sandberg mentions a 2012 McKinsey survey where “more than four thousand employees of leading companies found that 36 percent of the men wanted to reach the C-suite, compared to only 18 percent of the women.” She uses this statistic to prove that women are less likely to pursue jobs with higher levels of responsibility than men. Sandberg also provides an example from a survey of college students that found “more men than women chose "reaching a managerial level" as a career priority” and “even among highly educated professional men and women, more men than women describe themselves as "ambitious." This only helps support her claim that women fear the idea of reaching for top positions. Sandberg`s use of these examples with proper studies and statistical evidence help convince her readers that women are not climbing the corporate