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I saw that the senior leaders were almost entirely male, but I thought that was due to historical discrimination against women.
然而，我也發現高層領導者幾乎都是男性，我認為這是對女性的傳統歧視所造成的結果。
The proverbial glass ceiling had been cracked in almost every industry,
公認的”玻璃天花板”開始破裂，幾乎每個行業里的情況都是如此。
and I believed that it was just a matter of time until my generation took our fair share of the leadership roles.
我相信我們這代人能夠實現男女平等地分享高層領導席位，這只是時間早晚的事。
But with each passing year, fewer and fewer of my colleagues were women.
但每過一年，我身邊女同事的數量就會減少一些，
More and more often, I was the only woman in the room.
漸漸地，我成了房間里唯一的女性。
Being the sole woman has resulted in some awkward yet revealing situations.
成為唯一的女性高層管理者，這會引發讓人難堪卻又頗有意義的一些狀況。
Two years after I joined Facebook as chief operating officer, our chief financial officer departed suddenly,
在我作為首席運營官加入臉譜網兩年后，公司的首席財政官突然離職，
and I had to step in to complete a funding round.
于是我不得不參與完成一項融資工作。
Since I had spent my career in operations, not finance, the process of raising capital was new and a bit scary.
由于之前一直從事運營而非財務方面的工作，所以籌集資金的過程對我來說既新鮮又有些讓人害怕。
My team and I flew to New York for the initial pitch to private equity firms.
我和我的團隊飛往紐約，初步接觸和游說私募公司。
Our first meeting was held in the kind of corporate office featured in movies, complete with a sprawling view of Manhattan.
我們第一次開會的地點和電影里的辦公場景相差無幾：會議室內的辦公家具精美，通過落地窗還能一覽曼哈頓的美景。
I offered an overview of our business and answered questions. So far so good.
我概括地介紹了公司的業務，并回答對方提出的問題。一切都進展得很順利。
Then someone suggested that we break for a few minutes.
然后，有人提議休息幾分鐘。
I turned to the senior partner and asked where the women's restroom was.
于是我問合作伙伴，女士洗手間在哪兒。
He stared at me blankly. My question had completely stumped him.
他很茫然地盯著我，看來這問題把他給問住了。
I asked, "How long have you been in this office?" And he said, "One year."
我又問：“你在這兒工作多長時間了？”他回答：“一年。”
"Am I the only woman to have pitched a deal here in an entire year?"
“難道我是一年中來到這里談生意的唯一女性嗎？”
"I think so," he said, adding, "or maybe you're the only one who had to use the bathroom."
“我想是的，”他說，然后又補充道，”或者說你是唯一一個必須使用女士洗手間的人。”
