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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sheryl Sandberg has done squat to improve workplace culture to make it easier for both men and women to balance having lives and having jobs.  But, I guess, she did get some people talking who wouldn't otherwise.

I posted this in another thread, but if you'd like to have a rich lady who knows all the right people to look up to, you should also read Anne Marie Slaughter's book for an alternative perspective.  Ginni Rometty, CEO of IBM, is also pretty impressive and an actual engineer.  There are several other fairly impressive business leaders on the 50 Forbes Women list.

I mean, I guess I don't dislike her except for the accolades people pour on her make me feel ill.  OTOH, part of the problem is that there are so few perspectives from female C-level executives, she probably gets more scrutiny and criticism for the parts she misses than she deserves.[/quote]

Love Ann Marie Slaughter's writing on work life balance, it really resonated with me.  But she was not using it as a platform for her "brand," so not as talked about. [/quote]

See, I totally disagree. I think Ann Marie Slaughter has decided to make a career out of talking about work life balance. Nothing wrong with that, but she is no saint. She wrote an obnoxious article in the Atlantic that got some attention (mainly for pissing people including me off) and then decided to ride that train. Let's call it what it is. I can much more relate to Sheryl Sandberg, and find her a much better role model, at least for me.[/quote]

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