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We internalize the negative messages we get throughout our lives—the messages that say it's wrong to be outspoken, aggressive, more powerful than men.
是的，我們總會或多或少地讓自己退縮，我們將一直以來接收到的負面信息內在化了：女人說話坦率是錯誤的，女人有進取心是錯誤的，女人比男人權力更大也是錯誤的。
We lower our own expectations of what we can achieve.
于是，我們只有降低對自己取得的成就的期望值。
We continue to do the majority of the housework and child care.
我們繼續包攬了大多數家務，孩子也通常由我們來照顧。
We compromise our career goals to make room for partners and children who may not even exist yet.
我們為了另一半，甚至為了備孕而在事業上做出妥協。
Compared to our male colleagues, fewer of us aspire to senior positions.
與男同事相比，我們更少渴望獲得高層管理職位。
This is not a list of things other women have done. I have made every mistake on this list. At times, I still do.
我并不是在列數其他女性的錯誤，這些彎路我都走過，而且我現在仍然會犯同樣的錯誤。
My argument is that getting rid of these internal barriers is critical to gaining power.
我已經說過，克服上述的內在障礙便是女性獲得權力的關鍵。
Others have argued that women can get to the top only when the institutional barriers are gone.
有人會認為，只有破除了制度的障礙之后，女性才能躋身高層。
This is the ultimate chicken-and-egg situation.
這說到底是個“雞生蛋蛋生雞”的問題。
The chicken: Women will tear down the external barriers once we achieve leadership roles.
“雞”是指，女性一旦實現了領導者的角色，就能夠擺脫外部障礙。
We will march into our bosses' offices and demand what we need, including pregnancy parking.
我們可以徑直走進老板辦公室，提出諸如設置孕婦停車位等合理要求。
Or better yet, we'll become bosses and make sure all women have what they need.
更重要的是，我們自己就可以成為老板，確保所有女性的需求都能得到滿足。
The egg: We need to eliminate the external barriers to get women into those roles in the first place.
“蛋”是指，我們首先要消除那些阻礙女性成為領導者的因素。
Both sides are right. So rather than engage in philosophical arguments over which comes first, let's agree to wage battles on both fronts. They are equally important.
這兩者都是對的，我們沒有必要陷在哪個在先或是哪個更重要的哲學辯論中，而是要達成共識，同時在兩條戰線上并肩作戰。它們是同等重要的。
