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Why Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg thinks a woman's place is wherever she wants to be

Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's chief operating officer, and author of Lean In. Photo: The Guardian)

Facebook Chief Operating Officer (COO) Sheryl Sandberg in her book Lean In is of the view that woman's place is no longer in the home; that we all need to stop assuming it is, especially when giving advice to young women

Here's the problem with all this advice to young women these days – from Sheryl Sandberg to a Princeton mom – even though gender equality has made great strides, there's still an assumption that women are best suited to the motherhood role.

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