Facebook COO, Gender equality won t happen unless men speak up

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has pointed out that gender equality cannot be achieved unless men equally participate in the discussion.

Sandberg, in her new bestseller "Lean In," Sandberg argues gender parity is impossible without them. 

She pointed out in her book that 'we have to let men talk about this because we need men to talk about this if it is ever going to change.' 

She added that with men at the helm of most large companies, engaging the other 50 percent of the population in the gender debate is the key to gender equality, CNN reports. 

Sandberg said if 86 percent of the top jobs are held by men and they tend to be older than the women who have just joined their companies, inviting this group of decision makers to help mentor women into top roles is the logical way forward.