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Our mission

We help women achieve their ambitions and work to create an equal world.

"We want a world where everyone can pursue their dreams without bias or other barriers holding them back. Where girls grow up to be confident, resilient leaders. Where more women run companies and countries. We are driven by the belief our society and economy would be better if women and girls were valued as equal to men and boys."

Sheryl Sandberg, Founder of Lean In

Our Theory of Change

A Circle meetup in Atlanta, GA.
A Circle meetup in Atlanta, GA.
A Lean In Latinas Circle using an activity developed by LeanIn.Org
A Lean In Latinas Circle using an activity developed by LeanIn.Org

We empower women and girls to take the lead and pursue their dreams

In Lean In Circles, women can get and give peer mentorship, learn new skills, and be unapologetically ambitious. More than 100,000 community members in 183 countries have started a Circle, and new ones are starting every day. We also recently released Lean In Girls, a leadership program designed to help girls see themselves as leaders in a world that often tells them they’re not. At the heart of the program is a curriculum that helps participants embrace their leadership superpowers and reject stereotypes about what girls can’t do.

A cover and spread from our Women in the Workplace report
A cover and spread from our Women in the Workplace report

We advocate for better public policies and a more inclusive workplace, because to make lasting change, we need institutional change.

Our Equal Pay Day campaigns take aim at the gender pay gap. Our annual Women in the Workplace study—the largest of its kind—highlights the barriers women face and includes data-driven recommendations for how companies can do better. On vital issues like sexual harassment, paid family leave, and abortion rights, we take a stand.

An image from the Lean In Collection on gettyimages.com
An image from the Lean In Collection on gettyimages.com

We run programs to combat bias, because changing the trajectory of women and girls means changing how we think.

From our growing 50 Ways to Fight Bias program to an initiative with the NBA that calls on men to do their part, we give people the tools to push back against bias at work and at home. To challenge gender stereotypes, we curate a collection of more than 15,000 photographs of empowered girls and women in partnership with Getty Images. On social media, we celebrate women speaking up and taking the lead.

Get Involved

Listen to Tilted, our new podcast

Tilted explores the uneven playing field women face—and how women are leaning in and driving change. New episodes release every week.

Women in the Workplace 2024

The 2024 Women in the Workplace report provides a 10-year look at the state of women in corporate America. It shows that progress for women in the pipeline is fragile and unsustainable.

Join our global Circles community

Join a Lean In Circle–a small group of friends or colleagues who meet regularly to learn new skills, provide mentorship, and support each other’s goals.