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Below you’ll find our growing library of expert talks, discussion guides, and resources to help women advance their careers and everyone identify and interrupt gender bias.

Expert Video Series from Lean In

Negotiation

Understand how gender influences negotiation and get tips on confidently advocating for yourself based on the latest research.

What Works for Women at Work

Learn how to spot four patterns of gender bias—and hear women’s real-life strategies for navigating them successfully.

Centered Leadership

Follow the Centered Leadership model to lead with impact, resilience, and fulfillment at work and in the rest of your life.

Connection Activities

Lean In Bingo

Use this bingo activity as a fun icebreaker to get to know your Circle members better.

Connection Cards

Use a deck of cards to build trust in your Circle as you dive deep quickly through a series of personal questions.

Your Childhood Self

Share childhood photos with your Circle to connect with your younger and adult selves—and each other.

Expert Talks

Negotiation: It Pays to Negotiate

Learn about the gender dynamics behind negotiation and why you should always advocate for yourself.

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Negotiation: Making the First Offer

Discover how making the opening move in negotiations can give you an advantage—and get confidence-boosting tips to take the lead.

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Negotiation: Using Positive Emotions

This video shows you how to adjust your attitude and body language to convey positivity and get better results.

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Negotiation: Thinking Communally

To get what you want, consider what’s best for everyone. This makes a difference whether you’re negotiating with women or men.

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What Works for Women at Work: Prove It Again

Break the cycle of having to prove yourself repeatedly with these tactics for demonstrating competence.

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What Works for Women at Work: The Tightrope

Learn how to successfully walk the tightrope between being perceived as too “masculine” or too “feminine.”

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What Works for Women at Work: Maternal Wall

Educate yourself on the assumptions motherhood can trigger and learn strategies for avoiding this bias in your workplace.

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What Works for Women at Work: Tug of War

Gender bias can fuel conflict among women. This video shows how to navigate this form of bias—and help others do so, too.

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Centered Leadership:
Framing

Learn how to harness the power of framing to turn challenges into learning opportunities.

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Centered Leadership: Connecting

Practice building trust and creating community to establish strong sponsor relationships.

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Centered Leadership: Engaging

Afraid to take a risk? Discover strategies for overcoming fear and moving into action.

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Centered Leadership: Energizing

Know what energizes and drains you so you can best manage work/life demands.

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Mentorship Matters

Facebook COO and Lean In founder Sheryl Sandberg explains why mentorship matters for women.

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Drop the Ball: Doing More of What Matters

Maximize your time and energy through strategic priority setting.

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Communicating with Confidence

Hear expert insights and real-life strategies for building your confidence from the outside in.

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Team Dynamics

Create a high-performing team that harnesses the unique expertise of its members.

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Power & Influence

Learn how to use the body language of power to increase your influence.

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Harnessing the Power of Stories

Use storytelling to be more persuasive, move people to action, and progress into your career.

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Focusing on Feedback

Learn how to ask for feedback to maximize your professional growth and development.

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Building Effective Networks

Learn the most effective strategies for building a strategic network that serves you, your organization, and your contacts.

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Rethinking Time: The Power of Multipliers

Discover the power of “multipliers,” or activities that help you achieve multiple goals.

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The Economics of Well-Being

Invest in your well-being and work/family balance by applying economic concepts to your decision-making.

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Planning for Work/Life Balance

Learn strategies for achieving greater work/life balance, including setting priorities and letting go of perfection.

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Planning for Equal Partnership

Get practical tips for strong communication with your partner, along with tactics for sharing responsibilities.

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Taming Adrenaline: Overcoming Speaking Anxiety

Understand the causes of speaking anxiety to help you overcome fear in meetings, presentations, and more.

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Taming Adrenaline: On-the-Spot Remedies

Engage these four physical behaviors to reduce adrenaline in the moment.

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Taming Adrenaline: Tells of Nervousness

Learn the “tells” of nervousness to help you project confidence on the outside even if you’re feeling anxious internally.

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Taming Adrenaline: Long-Term Strategies

Gain confidence in your ability to perform under pressure with these long-term strategies.

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Creating a Level Playing Field

Learn how to develop workplaces that tap everyone’s best work.

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How to Manage Your Inner Critic

Learn three simple, science-based techniques to help you challenge negative thoughts and build confidence and self-efficacy instead.

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Negotiation

Approach negotiation in a new light by focusing on problem solving and mutual benefit.

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Be Your Own Hero

Instead of feeling like a victim when something goes wrong, practice expressing your values in the face of any situation.

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Know Your Strengths, Own Your Strengths

Learn how to identify and channel your unique strengths to express the best of yourself in life and work.

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Managing Difficult Conversations

Navigate difficult conversations by staying true to yourself and open to alternate points of view.

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TED Talks

TED Talk: “Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders”

Why aren’t there more women in leadership? Get the facts in the TED Talk behind Lean In.

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TED Talk: “What Does My Headscarf Mean to You?”

Learn about unconscious bias, how it impacts our society, and what you can do to challenge it.

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TED Talk: “How to Get Back to Work After a Break”

Find the right job for you and return to work with confidence.

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TED Talk: "My Year of Saying Yes to Everything"

Award-winning screenwriter, director, and producer Shonda Rhimes shares how to conquer your fears and find joy by saying yes.

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TED Talk: “Why Moms Make the Best Entrepreneurs”

Learn how the skills women use daily can be leveraged to increase professional leadership and success.

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TED Talk: "How to Make Stress Your Friend"

Change your reaction to stress by changing the way you think of it.

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TED Talk: “The Power of Introverts”

Introversion expert Susan Cain explains that quiet leaders bring extraordinary talents and abilities to the world, and should be celebrated.

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TED Talk: “We Should All Be Feminists”

Renowned Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie offers a new definition of feminism rooted in inclusion and awareness.

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TED Talk: “The Surprising Habits of Original Thinkers”

Wharton professor Adam Grant shares the defining characteristics of people who drive creativity—and change in the world.

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TED Talk: “Settle Down, Pay Attention”

Neuroscientist Dr. Kristen Race shares practical tips to help women balance work, life, and family and become more resilient to daily stress.

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Why Gender Equality is Good for All–Men Included

In this humorous talk, sociologist Michael Kimmel explains the benefits for countries, companies, and families when men and women are treated equally.

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TED Talk: “Women on the Front Lines”

Learn about the Special Operations team of women who helped break the longstanding barrier against women in the US Armed Forces.

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TED Talk: “How Movies Teach Manhood”

Colin Stokes discusses gender stereotypes in movies and calls for more role models that show the value of teamwork and respecting women.

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TED Talk: “What It Takes to Be a Great Leader”

Roselinde Torres explains that in a world full of leadership programs, the best way to learn how to lead might be right under your nose.

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TED Talk: “Power Posing”

Harvard Business School professor Amy Cuddy explains how to use your body to increase your confidence and personal presence.

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Lean In Op-Eds

How to Get to Gender Equality

Sheryl Sandberg and LeanIn.Org president Rachel Thomas say the first step is realizing how far we have to go.

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The Pay Gap Holds Us All Back

Sheryl Sandberg explains the consequences of the gender pay gap and the benefits of closing it.

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Myth of the Catty Woman

Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant debunk the outdated notion that women in positions of power don’t support other women.

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Madam C.E.O., Get Me a Coffee

Women often do the lion’s share of “office housework”—administrative tasks that help but don’t pay off. Find out why women help more but benefit less.

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Speaking While Female

Women walk a tightrope when they speak up at work—either they aren’t heard or are labeled “too aggressive.” Learn more about this bias and how to counter it.

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When Talking About Gender Backfires

Struggling with bias in your workplace? Learn strategies to ensure that talking about bias leads to positive change.

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Lean In Reports and Research

Women in the Workplace 2017

Getting to gender equality starts with realizing how far we have to go. Learn more—and what you can do about it—in the Women in the Workplace 2017 study.

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A Negotiation Primer

Women are still paid and promoted at lower rates than men, even though they negotiate just as often. Here are five steps you can take to achieve better outcomes from your negotiation, based on findings from Women in the Workplace 2017.

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The Impact of Equal Pay on Poverty and the Economy

Closing the gender pay gap would cut poverty for women in half. Discover more benefits of equal pay in this report prepared by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research for Lean In.

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Women in the Workplace 2016

In corporate America, women fall behind early and continue to lose ground with every step. Find out why—and what you can do about it—in the Women in the Workplace 2016 study.

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Women in the Workplace 2015

Corporate America is not on a path to gender equality. Find out why—and what you can do about it—in the Women in the Workplace 2015 study.

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Lean In Meeting Guides

How to Talk About Sexual Harassment

This guide is designed to facilitate conversation between people who have been sexually harassed and people who want to support them.

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Self-Care After Sexual Harassment

Write and talk about your experience of harassment with your Circle, in a small group, or with a partner. Learn the psychological effects of harassment and strategies for coping.

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How to Win Over Mission-Critical Colleagues

Getting other people excited about your projects is crucial to your success. But it isn’t always easy. This guide will give you tools to bring others on board to help you meet your goals.

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Negotiation Bootcamp

Follow this step-by-step guide to write a script for your negotiation and rehearse it with a partner or your Circle. Our advice is backed by research from Women in the Workplace 2017.

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Peer Support Power Hour

This meeting shows you how to use group problem-solving to uncover your individual strengths and turn challenges into opportunities for growth.

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What Works for Women at Work: Prove It Again

This meeting helps you identify and work through situations in which women have to provide more evidence of competence than men to be seen as equally competent.

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What Works for Women at Work: The Tightrope

This meeting helps you develop strategies to walk the tightrope between being perceived as too "masculine" or too "feminine" at work.

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What Works for Women at Work: Maternal Wall

This meeting explores how to challenge the bias that mothers are no longer committed or competent at work—or that they shouldn't be.

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What Works for Women at Work: Tug of War

This meeting focuses on situations in which gender bias against women fuels conflict among women—and gives you tips for supporting your female colleagues.

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Centered Leadership: Meaning

This meeting focuses on finding and living into your strengths. It’s the first in the five-part “Centered Leadership” series.

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Centered Leadership: Framing

This meeting focuses on turning a challenging situation into a learning opportunity. It’s the second in the five-part “Centered Leadership” series.

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Centered Leadership: Connecting

This meeting focuses on building trust, creating community, and taking your first steps toward forging a sponsor relationship. It’s the third in the five-part “Centered Leadership” series.

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Centered Leadership: Engaging

This meeting focuses on how you can overcome fear, move into action, and take risks. It’s the fourth in the five-part “Centered Leadership” series.

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Centered Leadership: Energizing

This meeting explores the sources of our energy and offers strategies for reenergizing and managing work-life demands. It’s the fifth in the five-part “Centered Leadership” series.

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Power & Influence

This meeting focuses on learning the body languages of authority and approachability to increase your power and influence.

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Planning for Work-Life Balance

This meeting focuses on letting go of perfection, staying motivated at work, and asking for help when you need it.

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The Economics of Well-Being

This meeting focuses on using economic principles to optimize your decision-making process to invest in yourself and your family.

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About Lean In Circles

This guide explains everything you need to know about Lean In Circles. Find out how Circles work and get tips on starting and running your own Circle.

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