Elle Australia — May 2017

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In 2013, Sheryl Sandberg encouraged

an entire generation of women to

“lean in”with the publication

of her manifesto, firing up the

conversation around modern

women in the workplace and

urging us toembrace our ambition,

take our seat at the table and

speak our truth. At the time,

Facebook’s COO couldn’t have

known the personal tragedy that

would rock her world two years

later. Now, in an intimate new book,

Sandberg is sharinghow she learnt

to face adversity and deal with

griefafter the sudden death of

her husband. In Sandberg’s Silicon

Valley office,ELLEblocks out some

of her invaluable time to discuss

why now, more than ever, she’s

encouraging women to take power

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Š—‹Ž›’œœ’Ĵ’—‹Ž‘’—Š›Š‘Ž›˜›’—Š›¢Žœ”’—

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œ¢œŽ–Ȅǯ‘Ž‘Š—œ‘Š”Ž’œ›Š—”‹ž‘ŽŸ˜’ŒŽœ˜ǯ˜›

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has remained human.

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ž—Ž—’Š‹•¢‘Ž•™Ž–Š”ŽŠŒŽ‹˜˜”™›˜ęŠ‹•Ž–noeasy

Šœ”Ȯ‹žœ‘Ž ŠœŠ•œ˜‘Žę›œ˜œŠ¢ǰ‹Ž¢˜ž›œŽ•Š

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