News: Don't call your little girl bossy: Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg

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Don't call your little girl bossy: Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg

Even before Facebook Inc.’s chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg’s book “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead” was released in March, it left people sharply divided on whether Sandberg, who has led a somewhat privileged existence, really knows what she’s talking about when she says women themselves are responsible for not really making it to leadership positions in the workplace.

Even before Facebook Inc.’s chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg’s book “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead” was released in March, it left people sharply divided on whether Sandberg, who has led a somewhat privileged existence, really knows what she’s talking about when she says women themselves are responsible for not really making it to leadership positions in the workplace.

The manifesto-ish book has generated a debate on gender issues; women, child-bearing and the workplace; men taking on a more supportive role at home and at work; and why feminism concepts need a rethink. In a recorded interview with Mint, Sandberg examines why women always lean back and what can be done to bring them to the forefront.

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