{"id":65,"date":"2013-03-10T17:23:58","date_gmt":"2013-03-10T21:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/thejourney\/?p=65"},"modified":"2013-03-10T18:21:32","modified_gmt":"2013-03-10T22:21:32","slug":"sheryl-sandberg-lean-in-and-the-state-of-21st-century-feminism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thejourney\/2013\/03\/sheryl-sandberg-lean-in-and-the-state-of-21st-century-feminism.html","title":{"rendered":"Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In and 21st Century Feminism"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is Sheryl Sandberg<\/a>, COO of Facebook. She wrote a book called Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead<\/a> that hits stores tomorrow. In conjunction with the book, Sandberg is kicking off a movement that involves women coming together into 8-10 person “Lean In Circles” <\/a>to encourage one another as they pursue leadership positions at work while balancing family and other responsibilities.<\/p>\n

Lean In emerged from this TED talk<\/a> and this commencement speech at Barnard College<\/a> where Sandberg discusses her take on why there are so few female leaders. In a nutshell, Sandberg suggests that women tend to “lean back” rather than “lean in” at work, unlike their male counterparts.<\/p>\n

Sandberg and her movement have people talking. Lots of people.<\/p>\n

She’s is on the cover of TIME Magazine with a headline that reads. “Don’t Hate Her Because She’s Successful” that led Forbes to accuse the magazine of starting a “Cat Fight<\/a>” between women who support Sandberg’s message and those who are challenging it.<\/p>\n

And reactions to Sandberg and her message are undoubtedly mixed.<\/p>\n

Supporters believe she is reinvigorating a stalled feminism at a time when aspiring Generation Y leaders are entering their 30s.<\/p>\n

Detractors claim she is blaming women for a lack of cultural\/organizational supports that would allow women, particularly working mothers, to “lean in”.<\/p>\n

My pre-ordered book hasn’t arrived yet, so I’ll reserve judgement until I’ve read it myself.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, I’ll be Tweeting the 60 Minutes interview tonight @joanpball <\/a>and will be checking in with this story over the next few weeks. I’d love to hear what you think of Sandberg’s message and how it intersects with your work\/life journey.<\/p>\n

Let’s follow this story together!<\/p>\n

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