[[User:Slowking4]] shared this link with me in #gendergap-l. It did get me a bit emotional, and I think it's inspiring and worth watching.

It is a TED talk, so it has a number of languages available.

It's by Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook. She talks about statistics related to women in organizations and leadership (coincides with Wikipedia data, actually), women and families, as well.

Her three points:

* sit at the table * make your partner, really your partner (One of the best pieces of advice I ever received was "Make sure your partner is a feminist," from a female director of a GLAM, and this reminded me of that.) * don't leave before you leave

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/13/sheryl-sandberg-ted-talk_n_1145415....

She does talk about being a mother, and while I am childless by choice, I think it's really important to hear the voices of mother's and women in the workplace, and how they feel gender equality plays a role in motherhood and a professional life. I found it inspiring, and perhaps you will too.

Sarah

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