Since 2012, two publications have generated tremendous debate about the role of highly skilled women in the economy and society. The Atlantic magazine published Anne-Marie Slaughter’s article “Why Women Still Can’t Have it All”, and Sheryl Sandberg’s new book is called Lean In.
Simply put, Slaughter argues that women are not getting an even playing field from businesses and governments, and that women do not necessarily want to aim for leadership positions given their societal expectations and pressures. Sandberg, on the other hand, argues that women need to “lean in”, which is her term for exercising more control in areas where they have leverage, asking for more opportunities and speaking up.
Both assertions present an important element of the current situation. Relative to the course of history in which women have often played a subordinate part, the recent changes in the role of women have taken place at an astonishingly rapid rate – and organizations, society and women themselves have not always kept pace with these changes.
See full Article: http://forumblog.org/2013/03/leaning-in-the-right-direction-for-women/
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