Together Women Can
Sheryl Sandberg is the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, an achievement that has helped pave the way and change perceptions along the way about women in tech, and about women in business. Her appointment to the board of directors in 2012 made her the first woman to sit on the board of technology giant, Facebook. She joined Facebook after serving as Vice President of Global Online Sales and Operations at Google and prior to that, Chief of Staff for Lawrence Summers, United States Secretary of the Treasury.
Sheryl Sandberg – So Much More Than a Powerful Woman in Business
It is not however Ms. Sandberg’s achievements in business that make her one of the most influential women, it is her work in encouraging, helping and mentoring other women to succeed in their lives, and to exceed their potential.
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
In 2013, Sandberg co-authored a book on leadership and development, the lack of women in leadership positions and government and the rise of modern feminism. The book was an immediate success, and in the same year she founded the Lean In Foundation: LeanIn.org.
‘We’ve got to get women to sit at the table.’ Sheryl Sandberg
LeanIn.org is a nonprofit foundation dedicated to ensuring that women around the world are able to receive encouragement, mentoring and to help them achieve their goals whether it be in business, or at home. Nearly half a million women have joined the organization and have created over 25,000 LeanIn circles which are smaller groups, or peer groups, set up to help women succeed based on interest, geographic location or type of business. The organization is responsible for the national campaigns #LeanInTogether and #BanBossy.
Sheryl Sandberg continues to inspire women around the world and tackle the daily challenges of running one of the most successful Internet companies on the planet.
