Feminism In Sheryl Sanberg

“If my generation was too naïve, the generations that have followed may be too practical. We knew too little, and now girls know too much.” (Sandberg. Pg. 646) In the past, the call for women’s rights was heated as much as it was alive; many women today believe that they no longer need feminism in their lives. The misconception that feminist ideals are outdated has lead modern women to fall short in their desire to accomplish more. Sheryl Sandberg refuels feminist goals in the article “Lean In: What Would You Do If You Weren’t Afraid.” She addresses lack of females in the work force, as well as, the way society prompts boys compared to girls. Bell Hook, in contrast, provides a deeper understanding of feminist ideals, along with, an in depth analysis of Sandberg’s work. The articles written by Bell Hook and Sheryl Sandberg express each woman’s perspective on modern feminism; although they both call for action, Sandberg focuses on the inequality between the sexes, while Hook broadens the overall argument to include topics such as race, sexuality and class equality.

The author provides many eye-opening statistics pertaining to the significant gap between women and men. For instance, Sandberg writes “women hold roughly 25 percent of senior executive positions, 19 percent of board seats, and 19 percent of our elected congressional officials.” This statistic is both shocking, yet not too surprising given how she explains how the term feminism. Feminism is not solely about women’s rights but can benefit men as well. The author provided numerous observations which served to motivate and inspire readers, especially women; not to be afraid to speak up in the workplace. She urges readers not to ignore the fact there are distinct biases between both genders which are taking place and considers herself a “feminist”. This book helps to further raise awareness to a seemingly obscure yet ever-present

What exactly is Feminism? Feminism is all about women's liberation; the liberation in a world where men are not only looked as superior, but also run the world and tell women what we can or cannot do. Feminists dream of a world where we can be treated equally as men. We do not care

Anne-Marie Slaughter constructed the article, “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All” including personal and statistical measures to prove that, though women have come far, they are not to the standard of men. She begins the article informing us of her job as the first female director of policy planning at the State Department in Washington D.C. Admittingly, with such a high-profile job and finding herself struggling to balance her 14-year-old son, she made the decision to quit her job after two years. Accordingly, Slaughter pondered her years working in a high power workplace, realizing

Also revealed is her evaluation of people and their behavior and relationships in the workplace. She evaluates how men describe their success and how their success is accepted much better then when women achieve success. This creeps into gender expectations within communication because when women speak on their success they will relate it back to others instead of taking the credit for themselves (Sandberg, 30). She admits that she has been at fault of doing this but it is something that needs to change similar to people view gender bias.

Feminism is a living word. There can never truly be a one set definition for the word as the term has often shifted meanings to correspond to the time period. Feminists fight for the rights that men have under the United States Constitution and to have the right to not be discriminated against. Any action against any woman, intentional or not, goes against the principles that many women and men stand for.

There should be equal opportunity between both men and women. Feminism is misunderstood by some men because we are still living in a patriarchal society as stated by the authors, Sheryl Sandberg, bell hooks, and Anne- Marie Slaughter. Among these three authors, hooks’ agrees with my viewpoint on feminism because the cause of gender inequality is patriarchy and the effects are women being discriminated and having unequal career opportunities.

In this article, Amy Walburn argues that the debate entitled “Having it all,” should include women who have nothing. In her opening statement she points out that the quest to “have it all,” means that educated women like her need to fight for equality in all aspects of life. The article begins with a brief introduction of her life, which justifies her position to air her view with regard to the topic in question. Walburn says that he experience as a young professional in America, and a woman who is in the verge of constructing her family, she has had the urge to speak on challenges that women face around the globe.

More modern women no longer subscribe to the idea that they should only aspire to be housewives. This movement, which began in the 1940s, is hailed as the rebirth of feminism. Women entered the workforce to replace their husbands who had been sent off to fight in World War II. As a result, their work in factories and shipyards challenged the gender norms of that time period, and thus paved the way for future generations to come (“The Women’s Movement—Our History,” 2005). Today, in lieu of Rosie the Riveter, women and girls have many professional role models to look up to. Nonetheless, it remains imperative that the structure of the workplace changes to accommodate a more balanced gender ratio, but this is not always possible within the current patriarchal framework. Gender equality in the workplace has not yet been achieved despite the successes of elite women. However, as small progressions are being made, it is a recurring debate among feminists whether or not the ambitious woman can “have it all.” Sheryl Sandberg expounds on this idea in her book Lean In, believing it possible if a woman has enough determination. Other esteemed women, such as Anne-Marie Slaughter and feminist scholar bell hooks dissect her arguments in their respective works “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All” and “Dig Deep: Beyond Lean In,” both coming to the conclusion that women and men must first be liberated from the institution. Richard Dorment, author of “Why Men Still Can’t Have It All”, bases his

Roxane Gay’s “Bad Feminist” discusses the meaning of feminism, while looking at the different perspectives women have on the matter. In her essay Gay disagrees with the definition that society has given feminism, otherwise known as “essential feminism”. “Essential feminism” is a clear cut definition with no room for discussion. She states that the inaccurate definition is “warped by misconception”(304),claiming that the uttermost problem with “essential feminism” is that it does not allow for individuality in women to exist. Gay supports her main idea with different examples of women such as Sheryl Sandberg, Marissa Mayer, and Su. Sandberg a successful business woman, believes that women should “lean in” to their careers while still having

Is it possible for women to “have it all”? As times are changing so are the views for women on “having it all”. Why Women Still Can't Have It All by Anne-Marie Slaughter is an article about how Slaughter realized she was living every feminists life but gave it up to be with her family. To Slaughter having it all meant what type of job she had, but according to her she soon realized that, “having it all was not possible in many types of jobs, including high government office—at least not for very long.” Anne Slaughter always had feminist beliefs and thought that if she could get a foreign-policy job in the State Department or the White House, she would stay there as long as she loved what she was doing. She kept with this attitude until she

In the article “Why women still can’t have all” and “why men still can’t have it all”. Both Anne-Marie Slaughterr and Richard Dorment focuses on the main points of their career and family. In Dorment article, it focus more on sacrifices done by men and in the Slaughter article focused women role in their career and family. But Slaughter gives more detail about how women still cannot have what they wants. Slaughterr tells several reasons for unresolvable tension between family and career. Salughterr decision that women are equal as men (6). The main argument of this article is she believe that women can also do the same things as men. Slaughter give reader with hope and however, she also give women design for achievement. Both men and women

Feminism is the belief that people of all different backgrounds should be treated justly and fairly. Feminists believe that all people deserve equal pay to those in the same job. Otherwise put, “Feminism is an interdisciplinary approach to issues of equality and equity based on gender, gender expression, gender identity, sex, and sexuality as understood through social theories and political activism.” (EKU “What is Feminism?”) Such as, if a man in the same job doing the same things as a woman in that same job, they should be treated as equals. They should both earn the same amount of money for the job that they do. However, the wage gap is pushing this away from well-working women. If a man earns one dollar, a woman today earns just seventy-nine cents. This is unacceptable in many ways. Women are no different from men. They both can be hardworking and loyal employees. Sexism in the workplace is pushing single mothers and women back farther to being able to support themselves and support their families.

The first argument I’d like to point out is hooks’. This is her stabbing at her take on feminism. She says that “It almost seems as if Sandberg sees women’s lack of perseverance as more the problem than systematic inequality.” (hooks p. 662). From early on in Sandberg’s life story we see that she has recognized many weaknesses, and this is what one of her first arguments is. After she introduces her mother she goes on to say this, “When she graduated in 1965 with a degree in French literature, she surveyed a workforce that she believed consisted of two career options for women: teaching or nursing. She chose teaching. She began a Ph.D. program, got married, and then dropped out when she became pregnant with me. It was thought to be a sign of weakness if a husband needed his wife’s help to support their family, so my mother became a stay-at-home parent and an active volunteer. The centuries old division of labor stood.” (Sangberg pp.643-644). While this is more of an emotional argument then hooks’, it carries the same amount of meaning. We see that each of them address issues based off things that they have grown up with. We see that hooks’ addresses the systematic inequality because of her ethnicity and gender. Sandberg is addressing gender alone.

In this book, it explains how women are becoming the family’s primary breadwinners in today’s society. Women are now receiving higher positions in major companies and taking the role of a male to provide for their families. This book also engages in how there are not many women that have these higher positions. It has been said that women simply do not ask to be promoted within the company. Also, when women are promoted it has been said that women do not negotiate their options and what would be suitable for them. Many jobs such as firefighters, police officers, and detectives have been labeled as a masculine job, and can be argued that they are more suitable for men. This book explains how the woman 's progression level has remained nearly the same over the years, standing firm at three percent of chief executive jobs and less than sixteen percent of corporate officer jobs since 2002.