In her essay “Lean In : What Would You Do If You Weren’t Afraid?” author Sheryl Sandberg writes about the history of how women have been expected to think and act. She explains how in her family education and sports were a top priority, because she was raised to believe that men and women had equal potential. Sandberg thought that the stereotype, women stayed home to take care of the children, was demolished until after she graduated from college. She found that even though women had successfully graduated college most of them soon became stay at home moms while the men worked full-time. The author found in a survey that men would rather take on a leading role rather than women who do not want to take on the responsibility of having ‘power’. …show more content…
Sandberg pointed out the fact that while women need to work on their careers they are also receive social pressure to get married at a young age as well. Sandberg gives the comparison “For many men, the fundamental assumption is that they can have both a successful professional life and a fulfilling personal life. For women… to do both is difficult as best and impossible at worst.” (655) The author enlightens the reader with data that was taken which proves that it is actually better for both the parents to make an income while sharing the responsibilities of raising their child. Sheryl Sandberg concludes that women should not be expected to live their life according to past stereotypes, women can be leaders in their fields and have a successful personal life as