Lean in Sheryl Sandberg has burst on the scene of tech executives with unanticipated impact. Five years running she has been named the most influential women in tech, as asserted by Forbes Magazine, with their annual rankings. Most times, when I hear accolades or designations like this my response is, nice for her resume, who are you again. Part of that comes from a rather narcissistic view of influence. The definition I generally use is, do I know your name and perhaps what your known for without me going out of my way, meaning without using google search. In Sheryl Sandberg 's case and to my surprise, I not only new who she was, but her title and what company she works for. Maria Bartoromo, business journalist for Fox news, while well known in business circles is not exactly a household name. Marissa Meyer, outgoing CEO of Yahoo and former executive at Facebook is known for her steely glance and for advocating 80 hour work weeks. There are a few things to say about that, but lets make nice for now, shall we. Part of my familiarity with Sheryl is that her tag line "Lean In" is ubiquitous. Its a …show more content…
Men have no problem asking for either. It is difficult and in fact a bit disingenuous to make claims about pay inequality and the like without attempting to make your personal situation better by bringing these things up. There are definitely cultural notions of wanting to be viewed in one way and not in another, that women wrestle with, while looking to maximize their ascension in the workplace. Those ideas must be over come if women are going to take the corporate leadership positions they deserve. The reality is that once you accept that you must ‘lean in’ when it comes to corporate pay inequality as an example, you realize that you must be prepared to ‘Lean in’ in every part of