Diversity: Vital yet Limited Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, proclaims that young women need to “lean in” in the workforce. By this, she means women should raise their hands, ask questions, ask for promotions, and be more aggressive to keep up with male peers. I agree that this is not asking too much of women individually and I think that it’s a good idea in terms of promoting gender equality. However, it may not be as strongly effective due to the desire of some women wanting to stay home or stay in working positions that aren’t at the administrative or corporate level. Not only that but it would also be necessary for some sort change in perspective to occur and some training be provided by companies. I read a line in the chapter three that stood out to me. It said companies need to have active policies to promote a diverse climate of inclusion that is part of the organizational culture. This can be done through training and mentoring, and I think that in addition to “women sitting at the table” it would begin to make small yet significant steps towards gender equality. I am clearly no expert over the matter by any means, but it is my personal opinion that women are paid less due to the anticipation of maternity leave or family obligations, such as children. I work in an office setting, where I have many middle-aged working adults above me. It is clear to see that there are both men and women working, yet an abundance of men in higher up positions. Another prominent aspect I’ve noticed is that my supervisors who are women, are often the ones who take off work to take one of their children to an appointment or leave early to pick them up from school activities at times. I can completely understand a mother’s responsibility because my mother was always there for all our activities. I believe these factors do however contribute to why women are still looked at as inferior and paid less. I have yet to