PBWC is thrilled to announce the return of one of our most highly regarded conference speakers, Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg.
Sandberg’s appearance at the PBWC Conference will follow the release of her forthcoming book, Lean In, which will be released March 12, 2013.
The first 2,000 attendees to register for the conference will receive a free copy of Lean In in hardcover!
“Progress for women in the leadership ranks of every industry has been largely stagnant for the past decade. We can and must do better. The question we all have to ask ourselves is, ‘How?,’” Sandberg says.
Lean In offers Sandberg’s insights on women, work, family, and ambition. A mother of two, she delivers specific advice to help women better integrate professional achievement with personal fulfillment, including how to forge more equitable relationships with their partners at home. She hopes this advice will resonate for women at all stages of their careers.
Sandberg also speaks with candor about her own personal and professional experiences, addressing conflicts she has encountered and mistakes she has made along the way. She argues that true equality for women still eludes us, buttressing her argument with salient data and research.
Sandberg says, “I wrote Lean In so women can make more informed choices and increase their chances of making it to the top of any field or pursue any goal with gusto. And I wrote it for men who want to understand the challenges women face so they can do their part to build an equal world.
“I believe we need to talk about and change the real obstacles women still face in the professional world. This book offers ideas and tools to help women overcome these obstacles, whether they’re the result of sexism or institutional discrimination; our tendency to hold ourselves back, lack confidence, or lower our hands and voices; or our willingness to internalize messages that tell us it’s wrong for women to be outspoken or powerful. Women do not have to lower our expectations of what we can achieve in the workplace. In so many situations, instead of pulling back, we should be leaning in.”
“In Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg gives a frank assessment of what it will take for women to move forward as equals to men,” said Mehta. “Her book is full of sound advice and informed recommendations and marked by its positive outlook. I believe Lean In has the power to change not only our outlook, but also the world, and that it will become a touchstone publication for a generation of women.”
“Lean In is an inspiring and provocative book about female leadership,” says her editor, Jordan Pavlin, “fearless, fiercely reasoned, and singularly personal. It urges women to take risks, to seek new challenges, and to find work that they love and to remain passionately engaged with it throughout their lives.”
