A Woman's Resume

     You are reading a resume that includes the following: M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury's chief of staff, Google's Vice President of Global Online Sales and Operations, and currently chief operating officer at Facebook. After you are done, I can guarantee you are picturing a top-notch businessman in a crisp suit holding a brief case and handing you this resume. You'd be surprised to learn it belongs to Forbes' #6 power woman Sheryl Sandberg. Yes, a woman! Clearly from her resume, Sandberg knows a thing or two about what it's like to be a woman in the workforce. After you read her book Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead, you will recognize her constructiveness, but you will also see her passion and likeability that inspired me to be a part of the change she believes women can make.

Professional Sheryl Sandberg

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     Shortly after diving into the book, I was immediately overcome by a conscience of misrepresentation. Women and have been silenced, fearful and underestimated in the professional world, and through the pages of Lean In, Sandberg taught me that it's only women who hold the ability to change society's perspective of them. You shouldn't have been surprised when I told you the resume above was a woman's. Women should not be bumped from their jobs or limited from opportunities because they have families or for the simple fact they are female. We must acquire determination and take charge of women’s ability to diminish the gender gap. I enjoyed Sandberg’s anecdotes that connected her to the lessons she teaches and the ambition she instills in her reader.

Mom Sheryl Sandberg

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     Lean In is for the women who need a push to be strong and the men who want to support the change. If either of these personalities apply to you, this is a must read! I encourage you to find inspiration to have a resume like Sandberg's.