Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In is a massive cultural phenomenon and its title has bec ome an instant catchphrase for empowering women. The book soared to the top of b estseller lists internationally, igniting global conversations about women and a mbition. Sandberg packed theatres, dominated opinion pages, appeared on every ma jor television show and on the cover of Time magazine, and sparked ferocious deb ate about women and leadership.Ask most women whether they have the right to equality at work and the answer will be a resounding yes, but ask the same wome n whether they'd feel confident asking for a raise, a promotion, or equal pay, a nd some reticence creeps in.The statistics, although an improvement on previ ous decades, are certainly not in women's favour – of 197 heads of state, only t wenty-two are women. Women hold just 20 percent of seats in parliaments globally , and in the world of big business, a meagre eighteen of the Fortune 500 CEOs ar e women. In Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg – Facebook COO and one of Fortune magaz ine's Most Powerful Women in Business – draws on her own experience of working i n some of the world's most successful businesses and looks at what women can do to help themselves, and make the small changes in their life that can effect cha nge on a more universal scale.