Sheryl Sandberg: Many women give up on their careers before they even begin
I’m pretty torn about how I feel about this article referencing Sheryl Sandberg’s thoughts on women and their careers. It states:
Sandberg says many women are quietly checking out of their careers, years before they actually start a family. She believes women rarely make a sweeping decision to give up work to look after children, but instead make a string of choices from early on that propel them towards that end result, none the less.
But rather than reinforcing firms’ grumbles over maternity leave, her point was that more openness (in companies) could actually help women themselves, as well as helping companies plan staffing and maternity leave. Read more…
