![]() ![]() ![]() There are many who will attempt to pit these perspectives against each other, suggesting that they attempt to advance different forms of feminism. If Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In has been the handbook for the rising female executive over the last decade, Ellen Pao’s book is its logical companion and should be read alongside it as a staple in every business course. Pao writes with an incisive anger that has been throttled so long that its emergence is, by turn, startling and uncomfortable-and a great relief. After reading this book, I am inclined to believe the former. Either you accept that the system is rigged or you discount everything the author has claimed. The fact that Pao lost her case poses a problem for the reader. ![]() Only a few times does the book veer into preaching, such as when she recounts how her consciousness was raised by conversations she had about race in the Caribbean while on honeymoon. Pao is a compelling narrator, sharing intimate stories such as her endometriosis and worries about conceiving, yet her manner is always restrained and businesslike - occasionally to a fault. ![]() She also addresses the intersection of race and gender throughout, something that Sandberg did not focus on. While Sandberg implores women to ask for the pay rise and push ahead, Pao sets out why this probably won’t be enough. Both are Silicon Valley authors addressing the barriers that women face in scaling the corporate ladder both are wealthy and privileged beyond the dreams of most. There is a temptation to compare Pao with Sandberg. If the personal is political, then Reset is as political as it gets. Pao’s book, published two years after a difficult eight-month stint as chief executive of Reddit, gives her a platform to speak on diversity in tech, the focus of her advisory group Project Include. ![]()
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