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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?” as the founder of CollegeSpring, “a nonprofit that provides SAT tutoring and college counseling to low-income students”?

2. How many women and girls does the author say are currently trapped in the sex trade worldwide in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?

3. What media mogul does the author cite in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?” as having said, “I mentor when I see something and say, ‘I want to see that grow’”?

4. The author states in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap,” “A 2012 McKinsey survey of more than four thousand employees of leading companies found that 36 percent of the men wanted to reach the C-suite, compared to” what percentage of women?

5. What journalist once catalogued the derogatory descriptions of some of the first female world leaders, noting that “England’s Margaret Thatcher” was called “Attila the Hen,” according to the author in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sheryl Sandberg say must be overcome in order to reach true gender equality in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?

2. What statistics does the author present in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution” to further express her points regarding women’s equality in the workplace?

3. What story is related of Josh Steiner in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?”

4. What is the focus of Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table” With what anecdote does the author open this chapter?

5. Where was Sheryl Sandberg working when she became pregnant with her first child? How is this experience described in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?

6. What internal report from Hewlett-Packard does the author describe in Chapter 4: "It's a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder"?

7. What did Sandberg’s experience during her first pregnancy teach her about gender equality in the workplace in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?

8. How does the author describe Peggy McIntosh’s impressions on her in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?

9. What study does the author describe in the beginning of Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability”? Who conducted the study?

10. Why does the author assert it is imperative to overcome gender stereotypes in the workplace in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the laws and regulations that are currently in place to address wage inequality between the sexes. Why is it so difficult to address this issue legally? What can be done by workers in the workplace when they realize there is bias in compensation and/or benefits?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author’s anecdote about taking a course with her brother at Harvard from Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table.” In your own experiences, when have you encountered a similar situation? What does this example from the reading indicate about confidence between the sexes? How did your own situation play out? How did the author’s?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the statistics presented in the Introduction of women in the contemporary workplace. How many women are in the U.S. workforce today? Of these, how many women are the sole bread earners for their families? How have these statistics changed in the past century?

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