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Sheryl Sandberg: The Gender Gap Isn't Just Unfair, It's Bad for Business
The 2019 Women in the Workplace report by LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Co. identifies the step on the corporate ladder that has the greatest impact on women’s advancement: the first step up to manager.
By Sheryl Sandberg and Rachel Thomas
Having Six Women Running for President Changes Everything
There’s no longer a “woman candidate”— they’re all just candidates.
By Rachel Thomas
The Number of Men Who Are Uncomfortable Mentoring Women Is Growing
#MeToo has shaken up the workplace. Good—it needed shaking up. A safer workplace for women is a better workplace for everyone.
By Sheryl Sandberg and Marc Pritchard
1 in 3 Americans Don’t Know That a Gender Wage Gap Exists, Survey Says
To close the pay gap, we need to close the awareness gap.
By Rachel Thomas and Debra L. Ness
Celebrate Labor Day by supporting national paid family leave
Paid leave says something powerful about who we are as a country— that we look out for one another, that we’re all in this together.
By Sheryl Sandberg and Rachel Thomas
What Lean In Really Stands For
Systemic bias and other barriers are real, and working hard is not enough to overcome them.
By Rachel Thomas
How to Fix the ‘Urgent Problem’ Facing Black Women
More than one in three Americans aren’t aware of the pay gap facing Black women.
By Sheryl Sandberg and Laphonza Butler
Sheryl Sandberg: Progress for Women Isn’t Just Slow—It’s Stalled
The first step to closing the gender gap is ensuring that hiring and promotions are fair from the start.
By Sheryl Sandberg and Rachel Thomas
Don’t Avoid Women, Mentor Them
Worried by #MeToo? Here’s how to become part of the solution.
By Rachel Thomas and Stacy Brown-Philpot
The Myth of the Catty Woman
Every day, women helping one another, professionally and personally. Yet the popular idea is that women are not supportive of other women.
By Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant
Madam C.E.O., Get Me a Coffee
Recognizing the need to equalize and value office housework.
By Adam Grant and Sheryl Sandberg
Speaking While Female
The double bind women face in the workplace.
By Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant