Knopf has set a publication date of March 2013 for a new book by Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook, that was written “to encourage women to aspire to and pursue leadership roles,†the publisher said on Thursday. “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead†reflects on Ms. Sandberg's own personal and professional experiences and discusses the latest research on equality in the workplace. Knopf is planning to print 400,000 copies in hardcover.
In a telephone interview, Ms. Sandberg said that the book grew out of a TED talk that she gave two years ago; a video of the talk has been viewed millions of times online and has prompted a flood of letters to Ms. Sandberg on gender issues in the workplace.
“Real equality means that women can do anything,†she said on Thursday. “Real equality means that men have to be more fully engaged at home. The book isn't just written for women, it's written for men.†Ms. Sandberg first discussed the book in August.
