{"id":5,"date":"2015-02-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/johngflood\/what-is-lean-in-about\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T18:26:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T18:26:28","slug":"what-is-lean-in-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/johngflood\/what-is-lean-in-about\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Lean In about?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Thirty years after women became 50 percent of the college graduates in the United States, men still hold the vast majority of leadership<\/a> positions in government and industry. This means that women\u2019s voices are still not heard equally in the decisions that most affect our lives. In\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Lean In,<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Sheryl Sandberg examines why women\u2019s progress in achieving leadership roles has stalled, explains the root causes, and offers compelling, commonsense solutions that can empower women to achieve their full potential.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sandberg is the chief operating officer of Facebook and is ranked on\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Fortune<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u2019s list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business and as one of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Time<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u2019s 100 Most Influential People in the World. In 2010, she gave an electrifying TEDTalk in which she described how women unintentionally hold themselves\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Expand<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

If you are looking for the \u201c<\/span><\/span>How To<\/i><\/span><\/span>\u201d of \u201cLean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead,\u201d you have the Information you need Here,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Most Recent Customer Reviews<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Great Read<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This book won\u2019t solve all your leadership problems nor will it give you step by step directions on how to get through life.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Published 2 hours ago by Jen<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Review by a male conservative who\u2019s wife stays home with four kids.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Is there anyway to disagree with any part of this book and not sound sexist?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a hot button topic \u2013 Feminism: Women leading in the workplace.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Published 6 hours ago by Simple Citizen<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Good book<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I believe that Sheryl is really talking to a younger generation of women who are juggling a heavy duty career, marriage, kids.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Published 7 hours ago by Margaret Scherrer<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

mind changing<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I loved it and think its a book that all women should read , Sheryl is now a true idol and so honest I think she bared her soul and has shed a new light on feminism that in truth I\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Published 8 hours ago by Eileen O\u2019Riordan<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Girl Power<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I felt inspired after reading this book to push harder in my career. I enjoyed the mix of stats and personal experience. After reading the book I looked up quotes from Sheryl.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Published 10 hours ago by Melanie Gardin<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Well researched, sincere, compelling<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Not only does Sandberg show you an honest look at her own difficulties leaning in, she backs up her statements with concrete research.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Published 23 hours ago by Adrienne A<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

inspirational and motivational<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I enjoyed this book very much! It has helped me understand and face my fears of failure as a mother and working professional.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Published 1 day ago by Carmelina Agbayani<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Must read<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Loved the book. A must read for every working female. We all need to lean in some more especially men at home.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Published 1 day ago by neetwas<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

she speaking directly to me<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This was how I felt the entire time I read Sheryl\u2019s book.
\nFromm the guilt of being successful to trying to attain the unsustainable I de of having it all I felt this book was\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Published 1 day ago by MissG<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Life changing book<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t stop quoting this book. Wish I had read it 25 years ago, before it was written! Yes, my only complaint is that Sheryl should have written this book years ago.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Published 1 day ago by Uptown Girl Headwear<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Share this post and help spread the love! Thirty years after women became 50 percent of the college graduates in the United States, men still hold the vast majority of leadership positions in government and industry. This means that women\u2019s voices are still not heard equally in the decisions that most affect our lives. In\u00a0Lean […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":227,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[9,10,11,12,13,14,15],"class_list":["post-5","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-21-day-blogging-challenge","category-consumer-reviews","tag-book-lean-in-review","tag-lean-in-book-author","tag-lean-in-book-price","tag-lean-in-book-reviews","tag-lean-in-by-sheryl-sandberg-reviews","tag-what-is-lean-in-about","tag-what-is-the-book-lean-in-about"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/johngflood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/johngflood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/johngflood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/johngflood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/227"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/johngflood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/johngflood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/johngflood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5\/revisions\/21"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/johngflood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/johngflood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/johngflood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}