We need more women not just to sit at the table
我們需要更多的女性不僅僅坐在會議桌旁
but as President Obama said
而且要像奧巴馬總統(tǒng)
a few weeks ago at Barnard
幾周前在Barnard學(xué)校說的那樣
to take their rightful seats at the head of the table
去光明正大地坐到主座上去
One of the reasons I was so excited to be here today
我今天來這里十分激動的另一個原因是
is that Dean Nohria told me that
院長Nohria告訴我
this year is the 50th anniversary of letting women into this class
今年是HBS開始招收女生50周年
Your Dean is so passionate
你們的院長
about getting more women into leadership positions
對讓更多的女性進入領(lǐng)導(dǎo)崗位很執(zhí)著
And he told me that he wanted me
他告訴我這就是
to speak this year for that reason
他請我來做今年的演講者的原因
I met a woman from that first class once
有一次我遇到了那屆的一位女生
She told me that when they first came in, the first class of women
她告訴我當(dāng)?shù)谝粚门雽W(xué)時
They took a men's room and converted it to a woman's room
學(xué)校把一個男生洗手間改成了女生洗手間
made sense
沒錯吧
But they left the urinals in
但是他們留下了小便池
She thought the message was super clear
她認為這里的信息很明確
we are not sure this whole girl thing is going to work out
我們不確定 讓女生來上學(xué)的事是不是靠譜
and if the case doesn't
萬一后來黃了
we don't want to have to reinstall the urinals
我們也不必重新安裝小便池
The urinals are long gone
現(xiàn)在這些小便池當(dāng)然早就不在了
Let's make sure that no one ever misses them
讓我們確保沒人會想念它們
As you and your classmates spread out across the globe
當(dāng)你和你的同學(xué)們即將走向世界各地
and walk across this stage tomorrow
當(dāng)你們明天走出校園
I wish for you four things:
我對你們有四個期望
First, keep in touch via Facebook
第一 通過Facebook保持聯(lián)系
This is critical to your future success!
這對于你們未來的成功而言很關(guān)鍵
And we're public now
另外 我們現(xiàn)在是上市公司了
so can you click on an ad or two
所以當(dāng)你上Facebook的時候
while you are there
請點擊一兩個廣告吧
Two, that you make the effort to speak as well as seek the truth
第二 努力說真話 求真知
Three, that you remain true to and open about your authentic self
第三 保持你的真我 用你的真我待人
And four, most deeply
第四 最由衷的一點
that your generation accomplishes what mine has failed to do
讓你們這代來實現(xiàn)我們這代沒有做到的
Give us a world where half our homes
讓我們創(chuàng)造一個
are run by men and half our institutions are run by women
男女在家庭和工作都各撐半邊天的世界
I'm pretty sure that would be a better world
我敢保證這會是個更美好的世界
I join everyone here in offering my most sincere congratulations
讓我們一起向2012年的畢業(yè)生們
to the the Class of 2012
獻上最真摯的祝賀
With your authentic self
和你們的真我一起
give yourselves a huge round of applause
給你們自己一輪熱烈的掌聲吧