What could be wrong with Sheryl Sandberg’s message to women not to sell themselves short professionally? The Washington Post’s Elsa Walsh explains why she’s ambivalent about Lean In. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) Here on Women 2.0 we’ve had a lively discussion of Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In, with women in tech weighing in on their [...]
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Tech Women in 2013 TIME 100, Because Software is Eating the World
April 19, 2013 – 7:00 am
What do the 100 most influential people in the world, as named by TIME magazine, have in common? Impact. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) TIME magazine’s annual 100 list of the world’s most influential people is out. Each individual is described in accolades by another influential person in a postcard moment. Here [...]
How Mindfulness is Helping Me Lean In
April 7, 2013 – 6:00 am
Observe the voice in your head that says, “You’re lucky to get your first job offer, you should accept it before they realize you’re a fraud,” detach from that self-doubt and instead tell yourself, “Only 3% of women negotiate for a better first offer, I’m going to be part of the 3.1%”. By Fiona O’Donnell-McCarthy [...]
Are Many Female Execs Bad Role Models?
April 4, 2013 – 11:00 am
Female execs in finance fear they haven’t done enough to make their industry more friendly to women, reports the New York Times. Could the same be said of tech? By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) It’s wonderful when women reach the top of traditionally male-dominated industries, but do they have a responsibility to make the [...]
Shame On Those Queen Bees?
March 28, 2013 – 6:00 am
An essay in The Wall Street Journal recycled a tired trope: “queen bees” in the office are making the lives of other women a living hell. By Joan C. Williams (Author, The New Girls’ Network) & Katherine Ullman (Program Associate, Center for WorkLife Law) An essay this month in The Wall Street Journal recycled a [...]
Winning Warmly: 3 Ways Women Negotiators Can and Do Lean In Well
March 25, 2013 – 11:00 am
The sad reality is that women often pay a social cost for negotiating hard. A professor of negotiation offers three tips to overcome this double standard and ensure you get a good deal. By Seth Freeman (Adjunct Professor of Negotiation & Conflict Management, Columbia Business School & NYU Stern School of Business) Years before I [...]
Body Language Tips for Women: How to Look as Powerful as You Feel
March 21, 2013 – 8:00 am
Convinced you can conquer the world? Great, here’s how to make sure your body language is communicating that confidence. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) When Sheryl Sandberg decided to title her book Lean In, she obviously had a larger metaphorical meaning of the phrase in mind than simply inclining your body forward. But, she [...]
When a Billionaire Launches a Grassroots Revolution
March 17, 2013 – 7:00 am
Maureen Dowd bitingly referred to her the “PowerPoint Pied Piper in Prada ankle boots. Then the anti-Sandberg pendulum swung in the opposite direction, with the likes of Mohamed El-Erian, PIMCO CEO, calling the book recommended reading for CEOs. By Leah Eichler (Founder, Femme-O-Nomics) No good deed goes unpunished is a lesson that Sheryl Sandberg has [...]
Another Reason to Lean In: Other Women Will Thank You
March 13, 2013 – 9:00 am
A discussion of Sheryl Sandberg’s new book brings up another, less often mentioned reason for women to be bold in their ambitions — you’ll speed cultural change and improve the lives of female leaders. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) It’s Sheryl Sandberg mania out there as the release of Lean In, the new book [...]
Sheryl Sandberg Hopes Women Lean In And Men… Man Up? (How Men Can Support The Women’s Movement)
March 12, 2013 – 9:00 am
How to help men help women succeed in business and life. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has certainly sparked discussion with her new book Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, released this week. Amidst the debate of whether she should or can lead the next [...]
