It is one thing to mention a female leader, and receive raised eyebrows, it is quite another to mention that the female in question is the Chief Operating Officer of the largest social networking site, facebook. Yeah, we all thought Mark Zuckerberg was a one man army at some point.
The question many people ask is why is there such a great lack of female leaders? If there are, many why are they not given exposure to the world in order to inspire other women into action?
"A nation can rise no higher than it's woman," that is something I was brought up believing, and this does not extend to the workforce it extends to all fields of life and living, from birth right up to careers. James Brown sang the words,"this is a man's world
But it wouldn't be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl."
I sometimes feel women do not realise their potential, they do not realise their power. The ability to create new life is a profound ability, that sets women on a pedestal higher than men in worth and value. The great men we see in society could not be great if it were not for a caring woman, whether that be a wife, a mother, or both.
So when I logged into the TED website and saw this video I thought it would be inspiring and encouraging for other women trying to get up the ladder.
If she can, you all can.
Have a look at the video here:
http://www.ted.com/talks/sheryl_sandberg_why_we_have_too_few_women_leaders.html
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