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Leymah and I could not have come from more different backgrounds, and yet we have both arrived at the same conclusion.
萊曼和我的背景有極大的差異，但我們的觀點卻不謀而合。
Conditions for all women will improve when there are more women in leadership roles giving strong and powerful voice to their needs and concerns.
當(dāng)更多女性進(jìn)入領(lǐng)導(dǎo)階層、用有力的聲音表達(dá)她們的需求與關(guān)注時，世界上所有女性的處境也將隨之得到改善。
This brings us to the obvious question—how?
問題顯而易見：怎么做？
How are we going to take down the barriers that prevent more women from getting to the top?
我們怎樣才能拆除阻止女性進(jìn)入社會高層的壁壘？
Women face real obstacles in the professional world, including blatant and subtle sexism, discrimination, and sexual harassment.
在職場中，女性面臨著真正的障礙，包括公然或隱性的性別歧視、差別待遇和性騷擾。
Too few workplaces offer the flexibility and access to child care and parental leave that are necessary for pursuing a career while raising children.
極少有公司能夠提供彈性工作制的崗位，讓那些在撫養(yǎng)孩子的同時又追求事業(yè)發(fā)展的女性抽出必要的時間照顧孩子、休產(chǎn)假；
Men have an easier time finding the mentors and sponsors who are invaluable for career progression.
而且，女性找到合適的人生導(dǎo)師和贊助者也需要時間，男性在這方面則比女性更輕松。事實上，這二者對個人事業(yè)的發(fā)展有著難以估量的價值。
Plus, women have to prove themselves to a far greater extent than men do.
除此之外，女性需要比男性花費更大的精力去證明自己。
And this is not just in our heads.
這可不是在想當(dāng)然。
A 2011 McKinsey report noted that men are promoted based on potential, while women are promoted based on past accomplishments.
2011年麥肯錫的一項報告指出，男性的晉升基于其自身的潛力，而女性的晉升則是基于其已獲得的成就。
In addition to the external barriers erected by society, women are hindered by barriers that exist within ourselves.
除了社會的外部障礙之外，女性還為存在于自身的障礙所影響。
We hold ourselves back in ways both big and small, by lacking self-confidence, by not raising our hands, and by pulling back when we should be leaning in.
由于缺乏自信、不敢爭取表達(dá)的機(jī)會、在應(yīng)該向前一步時往后退。
