FEATURE: Women must take charge in fight for workplace equality

FACEBOOK COO Sheryl Sandberg is a powerful woman. But is she powerful enough to change women’s role in the workplace?

In her new book Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead, Sandberg challenges women and employers to rethink the way they do business. She encourages women to put themselves forward at work and grab opportunities, and urges employers to them seriously when they do so.

“Think of it like a marathon,” she said last month at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “Everyone is cheering on the men but messages are different for women. Are you sure you want to run? Don’t you have kids at home? We need to talk about this.”