"Imagine how many future #MeToo stories we might have prevented had we shared our experiences and taken collective actions to expose the abusers. Silence and fear kept us in self-protective silos.

Today, as more and more women have gone public and some high-profile perpetrators have faced the consequences, we have an opportunity and a responsibility, in my opinion, to end our silences, to talk about what happened and continues to happen, and to work collectively to end the power dynamic that was used then and now to dominate, diminish, and create environments where women were and are unsave and exploited."

Pat Mitchell in Becoming a Dangerous Woman

SHERYL SANDBERG CHATS WITH PAT MITCHELL

"Sheryl Sandberg admits she was terrified to step onto the TED stage in 2010 -- because she was going to talk, for the first time, about the lonely experience of being a woman in the top tiers of business. Millions of views (and a best-selling book) later, the Facebook COO talks with the woman who pushed her to give that first talk, Pat Mitchell. Sandberg opens up about the reaction to her idea, and explores the ways that women still struggle with success."

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