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
Photo credit: Forbes
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
Photo credit: Vanity Fair
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.
