Why I Want Women To Lean In By Sandberg Summary

In Sheryl Sandberg’s excerpt, “Why I Want Women to Lean In,” who is the COO of Facebook, discusses why women should take leadership in their lives. Sandberg asks women to “Lean In” meaning she wants women to stop holding themselves back and take control in their lives and their workforce/professions. Throughout the excerpt, Sandberg acknowledges how women should strive for leadership roles in their lives by making the decision to not leave the workforce after giving birth to a child, by having success in their careers and by not trying to have the world.
Sandberg opens her excerpt by acknowledging what she believes women face while participating in the workforce. She states, before women even have had the chance to have children of their own, they would start off by doing the minimum instead of reaching for a higher position in the workforce or working up to their full potential. Sandberg argues that women who are already thinking about creating a family begin to “Lean Back”. Sandberg believes when women “Lean Back” they “Lean Back” from making big decisions in the workforce and would rather make smaller decisions. Furthermore, Sandberg recommends that women should not step back before or while thinking …show more content…
She also states that there are things that are going to have to be sacrificed and pushed or held back and she states that “Done is better than perfect” meaning that a person should not take on unattainable tasks. She then states that she does not have the answers on how one should manage a work life and being a mother. But Sandberg states that once she remembers that no one can do it all she was able to start focusing on her priorities more. Sandberg finally emphasizes that men should start taking on more responsibilities around the house and that women should start leaning forward instead of back and begin to take more leadership in the