Lean in Salon—Global Views on Chinese Women

A famous Chinese proverb that says "women hold up half the sky" literally resonates with the ideas from a book “Lean In” by Sheryl Sandberg. Her theory could also explain the Chinese phenomenon of socalled "leftover women," a phrase coined to describe women who have successful careers but have difficulty finding suitable partners in life. Sandberg believes China's strong economic growth should be partly attributed to the high rate of female participation in the workforce, but how about the others, people from different countries, Chinese women cultivated by foreign culture? What do they think the typical Chinese women might be like and how do Chinese women tackle the anxieties and find practical answers to the problems facing women in both the workplace and family. Those are what weare going to discuss in this Salon.

Time: 3-5 pm, Saturday November 1st

Address: 7 floor, A block, Zhiyuan Building, Shekou Center Road, Nanshan District.

Entrance fee:15RMB per person including deserts and drinks( We offer one coffee, juice, tea or soda per person and the afternoon tea)

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In this Salon, we will share and learn the ideas and thoughts from each other. Find and explore how Chinese women in this competitive world can step up taking advantage of opportunities and unleash their own potential to achieve. Let’s do a brainstorming on how to apply the “Lean In” idea in China from international perceptions, share your “Lean In” stories you had or you’ve heard with us, and talk with the new generation of Chinese Women to know more about the dilemma when they choose “Lean In” or “Lean Back”. Speakers, audiences and volunteers are all warmly welcome to join us.

Ways for signing up:

Audiences—click the http://www.wenjuan.com/s/bqAjya to fill up the information and hand it over. If you succeed in signing up, Lean in Shenzhen will send you a formal invitation message. Do remember to keep the message until the activity.

Speakers—If you or your friends have interest in being a speaker in this salon andmeet the following requirements, please send us your CV to leaninshenzhen@163.com . The title of your email should be the speaker’s name plus the contact number.

1. Agree the idea of “lean in”, encourage and support women’s self-development.

2. Have one year or above experiences living, working, or further studying in other countries.

3. Equip with certain knowledge of different cultures and societies.

Volunteers –

Welcome volunteers for web-design, VI-design, photographing, words editing, translation, on-site or field support. Send us an email: leaninshenzhen@163.com .

In 2013, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In encouraged women to “lean in" to their ambitions. In this book, the writer says the secret to break the stereotypes of men being aggressive, and women being nice, friendly, speaking when spoken to, putting their hands down and sitting on the side not the center, is to "lean in" and to feel comfortable about the fact that a woman can't be an almighty being that deals perfectly with everything she touches.

LeanIn.Org supports over 7,000 Circles of women “leaning in” around the world. Lean In Beijing, Lean In Shanghai, Lean In Guangzhou and Lean In Shenzhen have joined the Non-Profit Lean in Groups in exploring the challenges women face and working together to create a better world for everyoneFind us on Wechat by scanning the code:

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