Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In is a massive cultural phenomenon and its title has become an instant catchphrase for empowering women.
The book soared to the top of bestseller lists internationally, igniting global conversations about women and ambition. Sandberg packed theatres, dominated opinion pages, appeared on every major television show and on the cover of Time magazine, and sparked ferocious debate about women and leadership.
Ask most women whether they have the right to equality at work and the answer will be a resounding yes, but ask the same women whether they'd feel confident asking for a raise, a promotion, or equal pay, and some reticence creeps in.
The statistics, although an improvement on previous decades, are certainly not in women's favour - of 197 heads of state, only twenty-two are women. Women hold just 20 percent of seats in parliaments globally, and in the world of big business, a meagre eighteen of the Fortune 500 CEOs are women.
In Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg - Facebook COO and one of Fortune magazine's Most Powerful Women in Business - draws on her own experience of working in some of the world's most successful businesses and looks at what women can do to help themselves, and make the small changes in their life that can effect change on a more universal scale.
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
ISBN: 9780753541647
Number of pages: 240
Weight: 168 g
Dimensions: 197 x 125 x 15 mm
A landmark manifesto - New York Times
Lively, entertaining, urgent, and yes, even courageous … Lean In is both a radical read and incredibly accessible … While it’s obvious that women have much to gain from reading Sandberg’s book, so do men – perhaps even more so - Guardian
A brave book to write … direct, funny and critical - The Economist
The business manual of the year - The Times
Any woman should welcome Lean In as a guide to cracking the glass ceiling - Independent
We need far more people like her - Telegraph
The Betty Friedan of her generation - Wall Street Journal
A feminist’s manual of grace, grit and humour - Irish Sunday Independent
Sandberg is the sort of figure that any woman – and any man – should find admirable … An inspiring read. - Guardian
If you loved Sheryl Sandberg’s incredible TEDTalk on why we have too few women leaders, or simply believe as I do that we need equality in the boardroom, then this book is for you. As Facebook’s COO, Sheryl Sandberg has first-hand experience of why having more women in leadership roles is good for business as well as society. Lean In is essential reading for anyone interested in righting the injustice of this inequality - Sir Richard Branson, Chairman, the Virgin Group
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