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I am interested by this book by Sheryl Sandburg, and I'm glad to read something that is currently receiving so much media attention so that I can be part of the conversation. I was more interested by the statistics about a woman's achievement, and reasons she credits for her success being different from a mans. Most women don't  accredit their internal qualities but claim "luck" go them to where they were. This now makes me curious to whether or not I have internalized some of these feelings of "feeling like a fraud" and I wonder how they show up in my own life without me even noticing. I am hoping to be more conscious of my own thoughts or actions, especially as an entrepreneur, so that I can help discourage these behaviors that Sandburg has labeled. I look forward to reading and reflecting on this book.

Sandburg notes that it is important for women who plan on having children later in life not to forget about their careers. It will be important for them to make work their main commitment, until its time for them to have kids. Then, they can leave their careers behind, either temporarily or for good, and care for their children. Of course this isn't an option for many women, who will need to work either way to support their families, so Sandbug is addressing upper middle class women. I am sometimes a little concerned about how this will play out in my own life, as I am looking at a career as a foreign service worker, but also want to have children. It might not be fair to move my children around every couple of years to a new country. I wonder if men have these thoughts when thinking about future careers. If not, this might be another way in which women internalize sexism because they put families (that don't even exist yet) into their plans, and because of this might not seek the high paying career as a foreign service worker for fear that it will not be good for their future kids.