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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Women don't need systemic bias to hold them back in the workplace-- it seems like we're perfectly capable of tearing each other down.  Just because Sheryl Sandberg is massively successful and rich with money she made herself does not mean that she's a cold and calculating opportunist.  Just because she has a big slice of the pie doesn't mean you've lost yours.  There's a lot of pie to go around.

We should be congratulating women who have been so successful in their careers and see it as a victory for us all, without rushing to assume she must have accomplished it by selling out her marriage and kids.  If anyone's actually read Lean In, you'd see that she is committed to her family.

You'd also read about the study that was done showing that people perceive successful men to be more likeable but successful women with the exact same credentials to be less likable.  Imagine that.

As for Lean In, kuddos to her for putting her ideas out there.  You don't like them? Write your own book.

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Please, step away from the soapbox.  This isn't even vaguely related to the rest of the thread.  [/quote]

Of course it is.  It is directly related.  People are assuming she has regrets about not spending enough time with her family, think she's a calculating opportunist, etc.  Why? [/quote]

You clearly identify with her style; others don't.  That's generally how the world works.  Just because she is female, doesn't mean all women are going to respond the same way to her publications.  You can feel the way you do without others who feel differently being "wrong" or needing to be admonished by you.[/quote]

I disagree.  Most people on this board are not arguing that they don't like her philosophy and proposing alternatives.  They're arguing that they don't like her.  Personally, I've not made the same choices as she has.  But that doesn't make her self-serving. It doesn't make her choices wrong.  But people are ripping her apart.  My point is that women should stop doing this to each other. [/quote]

This is a thread about how people feel about a specific post she made.  People either like it or don't and have indicated why they feel the way they do.  Not sure why you are personalizing this so much.  Not everyone sees the world or Sheryl the same way you do.  [/quote]
To the first pp above, I agree wholeheartedly. The other pp(s) in this thread is/are missing your point, which has nothing to do with whether individuals agree or disagree with her philosophy. It's fascinating to watch this bias in practice.[/quote]

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