A Woman, If You're Most Intelligent Or

We [facebook] Really Believe In Enabling People To Be Their Authentic Selves On The Web, And Enabling People To Communicate Directly With Each Other In A Very Personal Way.

I Was Grateful That Facebook Already Had Generous Bereavement Policies . Now Facebook Employees Receive 20 Days Paid Leave To Grieve The Loss Of An Immediate Family Member And 10 Days For An Extended Family Member. I'm Proud That We're Able To Do This And I Hope More Businesses Do The Same. Only 60 Percent Of Private Sector Workers Get Paid Time Off After The Death Of A Loved One, And Then It's Usually Just A Few Days. Workers And Families Deserve Better Than That.

The Traditional Metaphor For Careers Is A Ladder, But I No Longer Think That Metaphor Holds. It Just Doesn’t Make Sense In A Less Hierarchical World... Build Your Skills, Not Your Resume. Evaluate What You Can Do, Not The Title They’re Going To Give You. Do Real Work. Take A Sales Quota, A Line Role, An Ops Job. Don’t Plan Too Much, And Don’t Expect A Direct Climb. If I Had Mapped Out My Career When I Was Sitting Where You Are, I Would Have Missed My Career.

We Call Our Little Girls Bossy. Go To A Playground; Little Girls Get Called Bossy All The Time - A Word That's Almost Never Used For Boys - And That Leads Directly To The Problems Women Face In The Workforce.

Fear Is At The Root Of So Many Of The Barriers That Women Face. Fear Of Not Being Liked. Fear Of Making The Wrong Choice. Fear Of Drawing Negative Attention. Fear Of Overreaching. Fear Of Being Judged. Fear Of Failure. And The Holy Trinity Of Fear: The Fear Of Being A Bad Mother/wife/daughter.