When I started reading Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg (COO of Meta aka Facebook), I presumed it to be another self-help book. However, in the very first chapter, Sandberg mentions her pregnancy when she asks Larry Page (Google co-founder) to reserve parking space for women near the entry gate so that she doesn’t have to walk from the very end of the Parking lot to the gate. Keep aside men, even women are not aware of some of the issues that women themselves go through until they face them. As Sandberg suggests, it is always better to ask than presume. There are so many incidents that are mentioned in the books, which make it very relatable for working women. In the first chapter of “ The Leadership Ambition Gap ” , the book mentions how female leaders are so minorly represented whether it be in world politics or corporate leadership roles. Even though women perform at par or better than their male counterparts in academics, the statistics on the gap at the leadership level acr
