time to talk about it
TRANSCRIPT
Time to Talk
About ItWhy Women Need to Lean
In to Be Successful in
Product Management &
Marketing
Sources: National Center for Education statistics, “Table 283: Degrees Conferred by Degree-Granting institutions.
http://tech.co/didnt-know-gender-pay-gap-infographic-2013-11
“Professional ambition is expected of men but is optional – or worse, sometimes even a negative- for women. “She is very ambitious”
is not a compliment in our culture.”
Sheryl Sandberg,
LEAN IN – Women, work and the will to lead
What would you do if you weren’t afraid?
Understanding
Your Strengths• A seat at the table
• The art of negotiating a raise
A Seat at the table
“Women need to shift from thinking “I’m not ready to do that” to thinking “I want
to do that – and I’ll learn by doing it.”
Sheryl Sandberg,
LEAN IN – Women, work and the will to
lead
The art of negotiating a raise
“Feeling confident – or pretending that you feel confident – is necessary to reach for
opportunities. It’s a cliché, but opportunities are rarely offered; they are seized.”
Sheryl Sandberg, LEAN IN – Women, work
and the will to lead
The balancing
act• Don’t leave before you
leave
• Do you have an equal
partner? Are you an equal
partner
Don’t leave before you leave
“We compromise our career goals to make room for partners and children who may not
even exist yet.”
Sheryl Sandberg,
LEAN IN – Women, work and the will to lead
Do you have an equal partner?
Are you an equal partner?
“When women work outside the home and share breadwinning duties, couples are more
likely to stay together. In fact, the risk of divorce reduces by half when a wife earns
half the income and a husband does half the housework.”
Sheryl Sandberg,
LEAN IN – Women, work and the will to lead
Time to Talk About It
“True equality will be achieved only when we all fight the stereotypes that hold us back.
Feeling threatened by others’ choices pulls us all down.”
Sheryl Sandberg,
LEAN IN – Women, work and the will to lead
Resources
www.facebook.com/leanin
www.leanin.org
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Thanks and Let’s connect!
Jennifer Doctor
Samone Gibson
@jidoctor@samone1913