The Time Is Long Overdue

What Works For Men Does Not Always Work For Women, Because Success And Likability Are Positively Correlated For Men And Negatively Correlated For Women. That's What The Research Shows. As A Man Gets More Successful, Everyone Is Rooting For Him. As A Woman Gets More Successful, Both Men And Women Like Her Less.

The Gender Stereotypes Introduced In Childhood Are Reinforced Throughout Our Lives And Become Self-fulfilling Prophesies. Most Leadership Positions Are Held By Men, So Women Don't Expect To Achieve Them, And That Becomes One Of The Reasons They Don't.

At Facebook, We Try To Be A Strengths-based Organization, Which Means We Try To Make Jobs Fit Around People Rather Than Make People Fit Around Jobs. We Focus On What People's Natural Strengths Are And Spend Our Management Time Trying To Find Ways For Them To Use Those Strengths Every Day.

Aggressive And Hard-charging Women Violate Unwritten Rules About Acceptable Social Conduct. Men Are Continually Applauded For Being Ambitious And Powerful And Successful, But Women Who Display These Same Traits Often Pay A Social Penalty. Female Accomplishments Come At A Cost.

Next Time You're About To Call Your Daughter Bossy, Take A Deep Breath And Say, 'my Daughter Has Executive Leadership Skills.'