Listen to the above video: "Sheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leaders." Answer 3 out of the 4 questions that follow on our class blog:
1. Are the statistics that Ms. Sandberg mentions re women leaders worldwide also true for your country? If not, how does your country differ?
2. Explain Ms. Sandberg's 3 main points. What does she mean by: 1. "Sit at the table" 2 "Make your partner a real partner ." 3. "Don't leave before you leave" ?
3. At the end of her talk, she says " I think a world where half of our countries and half of our companies were run by women, would be a better world." Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?
4. A recent comment on this speech says " This speech is merely stereotypical baloney." What do you think the author of this statement means? Do you agree or disagree? Why?
Due Thursday, July 31: Oral Presentation #2 Talk about 3 generations of women in your family. For each generation Tell (1)if they worked or not ; (2) what type of work, if any, they did; (3) if they were typical of their generation/ native country
Have some visuals, preferably pictures of the women you are talking about. Talk for about 2 minutes.
1. I think the statistics are also true for my country, even though a woman, Mrs. President Dilma Rousseff, runs Brazil, it is not common see women in the parliament or as CEO of big companies, and the vast majority is men. Nevertheless, I think women in charge is raising among the companies, and in the company I had worked before I came to U.S., my boss was a young woman.
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1. “Sit at the table” – Women usually underestimate themselves, do not negotiate for themselves on workforce, women attribute their success to other external factors. “Sit at the table” means to be confident, to reach for promotion.
2. “Make your partner a real partner” – Sandberg says that if a woman and a man work full time and have a child usually the woman works more at home than the man, and it should be well divided.
3. “Don’t leave before you leave” – When a woman thinks about having a child, she does not seek for a promotion, she stops thinking about the work and until she comes back will take a long time, a time that she could have many opportunities to grow.
3. I agree, because women are good rulers; companies could be more organized and successful. However, I do not know if many things would change if half of the countries in the world were run by women, because decisions are not make by just one person, but if think women can help to think clearly and make right decisions as rulers, of course.
4. Probably, the author is a man, and men usually are limited about women in command; in the past, the wife used to take care of children and home while the husband worked. Many people still think that way, although is not like this anymore.
I disagree, I think it is a great speech and we, women, have to make ourselves be noticed and we can be great leaders.
HI, Camila. Your comment on #3 is very thoughtful and I agree with it!
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"...the number of women in charge is RISING.."
#2 Q 3: "..she does not seek a promotion.:
#3. "..decisions are not MADE.."
1. Yes, the statistics she presented on the video is similar in my country.
ReplyDelete2. "Sit on the table" means that women need to negociate their achievements and take risks when necessary to put themselves on high positions. By saying "Make your partner a real partner" Sandberg means that couples need to share equaly and support each other equaly in any task to both of them succeed and not make the woman the one who works the most. Finally, the third expression "Don't leave before you leave" is used to draw women's attention about the fact that one day they will need to leave the job for a reason (pregnancy or something similar) and they are going to need to have something that stimulate them to come back and conquer anything because if they don't they will give up fighting for success and leave the job before actually leaving.
3. I agree it would offer different ways of management, which is good to the business world.
4. The author of this statement means that what Sandberg said was foolish and had no sense, but I tend to disagree with the statement author because she, in the video is giving her opinion about how women can be succesful too besides only men. I don't agree with everything she says but still I think she has a good point of view and she's opening women's mind to the possibilty of being on the top too.
Hi, Isabela. I like your answer to #4, as I think it gives a very balanced and polite view to a very provocative statement!
DeleteAs for details, I think your main problem is with prepositions. as in:
#2 " Sit AT ( not ON) the table!; and "..attention TO the fact that...:
#3: "..is good FOR the business world."
Also: in #2"..somethig that stimulateS them.. ( 3rd person singular)
and the spelling of EQUALLY ( 2l's)
Good otherwise,
Diana
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ReplyDelete1. I think that the statistics mentioned can be applied to Brazil too. It may seem contradictory once the Brazilian president is a woman. But the key point is: this reality of women in power does not extend to companies or government around the country.
ReplyDelete2. She means:
(1) Women should stop underestimating themselves, and start to believe in their own capacity, not associating their success to external factors.
(2) Women should divide their work in home and with children with their husbands by equal.
(3) Women should keep the same motivation in work even with plans to have a child. Job needs to be challenging, and women can’t give up before the work really ends.
3. I agree with Ms. Sandberg because it is fact that the world now is better than before when women didn’t even have the same rights as men. Thus, it can be better when women will have the same opportunities too.
Hi, Maria. You have an interesting perspective on question #3 - one which I had not thought about. I surely hope you are right that the world is better now ( though it doesn't always seem so)!
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#2....women should share the house work and child care with their husbands... and
#3. " Thus, i can be EVEN better when women have... ( use simple present in the "when" clause)
Thanks,
Diana
#1 Yes. Women don’t receive the respect they should in companies also in Brazil, although our President is a woman.
ReplyDelete#2 By “Sit at the table” she means that a woman does have to take chances and stop doubt her capacity. “Make your partner a real partner” means that she does have to share everything with her partner, stopping to take all the job for her, and starting to share her work at home. And “don’t leave before you leave” means that a woman should not just give up before the job ends and keep her motivation not only when it comes for a job, but also when having a baby, for example.
#3 Yes, but it depends. Women are more passionate related to certain things, and some decisions could be made in a better way if made by a woman. Sometimes, men only think about the money involved and they finish up making some bad decisions. In other occasions, it would be better a man running a company, since there are some decisions that need to be made and be passionate about it is not a good idea.
#4 No, I disagree. This speech is actually a demonstration of what really happens nowadays. Men and women can be equally successful at job. Also, she does have a great point of view related to this subject.
Hi, Carla. I am thinking about your reply to #3. I am not sure I agree with your generalizations about men and women. However, you do qualify it by saying "Sometimes... and "some decisions.." Interesting idea, though.
DeleteDetails: In #2: "..stop doubtING her capacity." and...."stop takING all the jobs for herself...and start to share...." ( Stop to take has a different meaning; it means stop, and then do it. Stop...ing means don't do it!)
#3"...and being passionate is not a good idea.:
Nice otherwise.
Thanks,
Diana
1) Actually I think not, I think in Brazil is worst. In my country we still see prejudice against woman especially inside of the science, business and politics.
ReplyDelete2) A) To sit on the table is to know your value and do not think all the things you owned were just because of lucky or external efforts. It`s to recognize you are awesome.
B) Make your partner a real partner it’s to share you activities, responsibilities and ideas with your partner . It’s not to centralize all the work on you, it’s to now how to separate things correctly. C) Don’t leave before you leave: it not to make decisions to earlier and then change your whole life because of this decision. It’s to know how to manage situations and still do plans to the future
3) I think is complicated to say this because you can’t think in professional just because their gender. A better phrase would be: I think a world where half of our countries and half of our companies were run by competent people, would be a better world. To have a world ruled by women would be just like the past times when one gender was submissive to another
4) I totally disagree with this and think it’s a sexist comment. Some women still need to find their internal power and strength , but they don’t know how and this kind of video can really to motivate women to run after their dreams and jobs.
Hi, Juliana. You have such an interesting reply to question #3. I agree that Ms Sandberg's statement is overly simplistic. You suggest that reverse sexism would be a bad idea , and I agree there also.
DeleteDetails" #1: "WOMEN" ( plural of woman)...especially IN THE sciences, business, etc."
#2: "..to sit AT ( not on) the table.." just because of LUCK ( the noun)..
...to KNOW.. and to MAKE plans for the future."
#3..."you can't think of professionals just IN TERMS OF their gender.
#4."...can really motivate.
Thanks,
Diana
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ReplyDeleteDear Brenno, Wembley and Diego, I will address your comments tomorrow.
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Diana
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ReplyDelete1- I guess the statistics presented in the video are the same in my country. It’s the first time in our country’s history that we have a woman leading the nation, and most of our governments are leaded by man.
ReplyDelete2- Sit at the table: Women underestimate themselves, they don’t negotiate for themselves and their success is a collective issue, they attribute it for themselves and to everyone who helped her and worked hard to rise the success. Man’s success are attributed only for himself. Make a partner a real partner means that the women are able to get more responsibility than men, as the example, raising a child and working, women deal the situation better than men. Don’t leave before you leave means that the women need to plan your life when they want to get a child and it could be a wall to the success, because they may lost a lot of opportunities to grow in the company, but need to know how to deal with the situation to don’t miss the pleasure in working and being a successful people.
3- I agree in parts. The women are more organized, it’s true, and it helps in the development of the company, but they are more emotional too, and it could affect their work and the relationship with the employees. Men are more rational.
4- I disagree. Women have their rights in society and they are just trying to equal with men. This speech is very good to give the women’s true value in the world and they can be successful like any other men.
Hi, Wembley. I agree with you on #4, but somewhat disagree on #3 when you say that women are more organized and men are more rational. A bit of a generalization?
DeleteDetails: On Q #2 part 2: maybe re-word to say something like: "women don't take enough credit for their own success... while men attribute their success to themselves." Also..."women need to plan THEIR lives..because they may LOSE opportunities...:"They need to know how to deal...IN ORDER NOT TO MISS...
#4 "...and they can be just as successful as men."
Thanks,
Diana
1. I believe that the statistics are almost the same, but I think that, in Brazil, the situation is a little bit more complicated. The american culture of Entrepreneurship is stronger and more present than in Brazil, and I think women in my country have less opportunities to be a leader.
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#1 - Sit at the table: Sandberg gives us some examples and anecdotes of her main points, which are all explaining why women must be confident of themselves and why they have to reach their goals. She means that women have to go and get it, instead of always sitting at the corner of the room. “Sit at the table” is basically: achieve, and don’t underestimate yourself.
#2 - Make your partner a real partner: According to her, it is really important that your husband be not only your love or mate, but also a person that you can count on. She states that women should make their husbands as their real partners, sharing tasks and duties.
#3- Don’t leave before you leave - Mrs. Sandberg tell us that lots of women lose their focus on promotions and work when they are thinking in having a child or getting married. She says that women should not leave before the day that they actually have to leave.
3. Indeed, it should be a better world. Women have much more sense of what is right and what is wrong than men. Sometimes, men are just guide by money and power, and that makes things take not a good path.
4. That’s what we call male chauvinist. It is a real small and fool statement, and Sheryl Sandberg’s speech is very great and inspiring, even for men. I disagree, and I really believe that women can have more willpower, and they deserve so much more opportunities.
Hi, Brenno. Your comments on Q #3 are interesting and very flattering to women. But are they true? Hmmm - I wonder.
DeleteDetails: "...women in my country have FEWER opportunities...
Q 2 #1: "...why women must HAVE CONFIDENCE IN themselves... and "Instead of always sitting IN the corner..."
#3: "..Ms. Sandberg tellS us... ..thinking ABOUT having a child..
#4"...it's a realLY small and FOOLISH statement (..and I agree!)...so MANY more opportunities.
Nice comments!
Diana
#1 I think the statics are true for brazil too.
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(1) "Sit at the table" - women should negociate and take opportunities and stop underestimate their capacity.
(2) "Make your partner a real partner" - she means women should share the homework and child care in equal with their partners.
(3) "Don't leave before you leave" - women should not think in too advance about something that may require them to leave the job, because this will slowly pushing away them from their jobs.
#3 I do not desagree nor agree with her. I have no bases to argue if this will be something good or bad and the presenter did not talked about any facts that supports her opinion.
Hi, Diego. I think your point about Q #3 is well-taken. It is a scientific approach with which I agree.
DeleteDetails: Q#2 #1"...and stop underestimatING..." #2"...and women should share the HOUSEwork.."#3"..women should not think TOO FAR IN ADVANCE... this will slowly PUSH THEM AWAY.."
Q #3"..the presenter did not TALK.."
Thanks,
Diana