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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. What company did the author’s husband found in L.A. and then sell to Yahoo, according to the narrative in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?

2. What percentage of employed mothers lack sick days and vacation leave, according to the author in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality”?

3. The author says in Chapter 10: “Let’s Start Talking About It” that in between her junior and senior years of high school, she worked as a page in D.C. for what congressman?

4. About what percentage of married-couple families with children in the U.S. have two parents in the workforce today, according to the author in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All”?

5. A blogger for what magazine compared Sheryl Sandberg to Kim Polese, according to the author in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality”?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is credited as approaching the gender gap well in his business dealings in Chapter 10: “Let’s Start Talking About It”?

2. What did Sharon Proczter say of “having it all” in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All”?

3. What positive statistics does the author cite for women’s mentorship of women in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality”?

4. How does Sandberg describe the hierarchal system at Facebook in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?

5. Why does the author say that women dropping out of the workplace in anticipation of later conflicts is a problem today in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave”?

6. What does the author suggest one should ask oneself of “having it all” in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All”?

7. How did Elise Scheck describe her experiences during pregnancy, according to the author in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave”?

8. What study does the author cite in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner” as an indication of the power a partner has in a woman’s career choices?

9. How does the author’s anecdote in the opening of Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave” relate to women’s relationship to their careers metaphorically?

10. What is one example of the dangers of blindly following leaders that Sandberg describes in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?

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 story of her pregnancy while working for Google and the discoveries she made during this time about gender bias. How many American corporations offer reserved parking and other benefits for pregnant women in the workforce today? How did this change at Google? What factors will lead to more changes, according to the author?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss some of the different stereotypes that apply to women and their impact on the female ego, propensity for achievement, and confidence. What negative stereotypes are frequently reinforced in our contemporary society? How are these stereotypes reinforced? What is “stereotype threat”?

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