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Lean In - Women, Work and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg

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Women in our society are not less intelligent and smart than a man. Studies have shown that they get higher grades in schools or colleges than male students. There are some situations when a woman finds it hard to balance her growing career and family demands. Due to these situations, they tend to leave their highly successful career and choose to stay home to take care of their beloved family. 

Sheryl Sandberg pens down her pragmatic experiences for helping those women who are struggling in finding the solution for bringing balance in their lives. Her experiences are well measured, practical, and based on academic researches. Her narratives allow us to peek into her highly successful professional and personal life. 

Apart from the issue of finding priorities, she brings out some other sensitive subjects like race, color, and gender discrimination. Since our society is male dominating society women find it very hard to reach up to the highest level of the designation in any field. The ratio of men in leadership is very high between both genders. She also talks about other high-profile women like Merissa Mayor the CEO of Yahoo and Peggy McIntosh, an American Activist and feminist. Sandberg's thoughts are flawless which binds you with the book till the end. Lean In was her first book to be published.



Review 

If you believe that women leaders in society are much lesser than the number of male leaders or believe that women can bring much more variety in business and can be a successful leader then this book is for you. Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg justifies equality in leadership or in entrepreneurship for women. She shares her experiences of her professional life from day one to today when she is one of the most influential people in the world. She reminds women to believe in themselves and reaches for opportunities.

Eleanor Roosevelt once said 'No one can make you feel inferior without your permission.' So it is very important to recognize their abilities and stand out in the crowd. 

"Lean In is essential to anyone who is interested in righting the injustice of this inequality."-Sir Richard Branson, Chairman of The Virgin Group.

"Lean In author Sheryl Sandberg provides practical suggestions for managing and overcoming the challenges that arise on the 'Jungle Gym' of career advancement. I nodded my head in agreement and laugh out loud as I read these pages. Lean In is a superb, witty, candid and meaningful read for women (and men) of all generations."- Condolezza Rice,  
Former US Secretary of state.

"Sheryl Sandberg brilliantly explains how she believes that women must put themselves forward to if the gender gap is ever to be closed - I agree, but I would add women should not only lean in but also stand up and cheer."- Martha Lane Fox

"For the last five years, I have sat at a desk next to Sheryl and I have learned something from her almost every day. She has a remarkable intelligence that can cut through complex processes and find the solution to the hardest problems. Lean In combines Sheryl's ability to
synthesize information with her understanding of how to get the best out of people. The book is honest and funny. Her words will help all readers-especially men- to become better and more effective leaders."- Mark Zuckerberg, founder, and CEO of Facebook.

About the Author

Sheryl Sandberg is COO (Chief Operating Officer) at Facebook for the last five years. Previously, she worked at Google as Vice President of Global Online Sales and Operations. Prior to Google, she served as Chief of Staff for the United States Treasury Department under President  Bill Clinton. 

She was born in 1969 in Washington, DC to a Jewish Family. In 1987, she enrolled herself at Harvard University and graduated in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. She got awarded as a top graduating student in Economics. On February 3, 2020, She got engaged with Tom Bernthal, CEO at Kelton Global. Before that, she was married two times. First marriage could sustain only for the year 1993-1994. She has two kids from her second marriage (2004-2015) with Dave Goldberg, an executive with Yahoo and later CEO of 'Survey Monkey'.


  • Rating: 4.5/5
  • Author: Sheryl Sandberg
  • Publisher: RHUK; 8Edition
  • Publishing Date: 11 March 2013
  • Language: English
  • Genre: Biography and Gender Studies
  • ISBN-10: 0753541637
  • ISBN-13: 978-0753541630
  • Pages: 256 pages
  • Cost: 458 INR (paperback), 728 INR (Hardcover)

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