Facebook boss says girls need to be told they can run world
THE CHIEF operating officer of Facebook has urged better pay and access to more influential job roles for women.
Sheryl Sandberg, one of the most senior figures at the social media giant, spoke to BBC Radio 4’s about the obstacles faced by women in the business world, sharing her concerns that they start at a young age.
The 47-year-old appeared on yesterday morning’s episode and said: “We know that when we don’t ask we don’t get.
“We need to start paying women well and women running for office at the same rate as men needs to be a part of that answer.”
For her first song she chose Beyonce’s hit
After previously campaigning with the singer for gender equality, she said: “The answer is girls. No matter what the cultural differences are around the world, men lead. Beyonce’s message that women can run the world is so important for little girls, and boys, to hear.”
She added: “What I really believe is that we start telling girls at very young ages not to lead, and we start telling little boys to lead, and that’s a mistake.
“We should let people choose that, not based on gender but on who they want to be.”
Her comments came days after the BBC revealed the pay figures of its highest-earning stars.
The highest-paid woman on the list was Claudia Winkleman, whose £450,000 to £499,999 wage band was dwarfed by Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans’ approximate £2m pay packet.
The revelation was met with huge public backlash, and the apparent disparity is already being looked into by UK media and entertainment union, Bectu.
Meanwhile, Hollywood star Nicole Kidman has told how she would love to take on more television roles as she praised the rise of women in the industry.
The Oscar-winning actress, 50, was at the Television Critics Association press conference on Saturday to talk about her role in Sundance TV’s
alongside Elisabeth Moss.
Kidman attended the same event earlier this year for her part in the similarly female-led HBO series
She told the audience at the Beverly Hills event: “I love that for the two series that I’ve done on TV, I’m sitting with women up here... and that means that the roles are here, the roles are in television and that’s really exciting.”