WGS310 – Posting 2

For this assignment I chose a speech by Sheryl Sandberg who is the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook. She spoke to professional women about the percentage of women that reach the top of their professions compared to men. Sandberg is well known in the professional community as a successful business woman which gives her ample credibility on the subject. She also begins her speech recognizing that we have come a long way and that today we (professional women) have many opportunities. She establishes a good rapport with the audience by walking around the stage as if she is having a conversation in a relaxed atmosphere. She also tells a couple of funny anecdotes that women in the business world can really relate to. She gives a very convincing speech in which she connects self-esteem and the lack of personhood from the past that we still as women need to work at. A great speech overall, one that I can relate to personally, she emphasizes that success and credibility is positively correlated for men and negative correlated to women. This statement was very eye opening for me and one that immediately connected me to Sandberg. I felt she knew exactly what professional women go through to get a promotion and in many cases raise children at the same time. She ends her speech by connecting even more her the audience by identifying herself as a mother of two young children and a successful professional. Great speech! If you are thinking about your future as a professional once you graduate from college, listen to it, she gives great advice for the future generations. Here is the link: http://www.ted.com/talks/sheryl_sandberg_why_we_have_too_few_women_leaders.html