In 2013, Sheryl Sandberg became an icon for women who wanted to move from middle management at a tech company into upper management at a tech company. Today, Peter and Michael examine the contents of her bestselling book, survey the wreckage of corporate feminism and ask whether women will finally find liberation in the Metaverse.

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Facebook Feminism, Like It or Not
Feminism's Tipping Point: Who Wins from Leaning in?
One Cheer for Lean In
Is there an implicit quota on women in top management? A large‐sample statistical analysis
Female tokens in high-prestige work groups: Catalysts or inhibitors of group diversification?
Want Equal Pay? Get a Union.
The Gender Wage Gap: Extent, Trends, and Explanations
What Was the Girlboss?
New Research: Women Who Don’t Negotiate Might Have a Good Reason
Now, Women Do Ask: A Call to Update Beliefs about the Gender Pay Gap
What’s It Like Inside the Hive? Managerial Discretion Drives TMT Gender Diversity of Women-Led Firms
I asked Facebook if I could work part-time from home after I had my baby. They said no—so I quit
Women in the Workplace 2023
Stop Telling Women They Have Imposter Syndrome
Dig Deep: Beyond Lean In

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