Culture

Sheryl Sandberg and the folly of Davos-style feminism

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead BY Sheryl Sandberg. Knopf. Hardcover, 240 pages. $24.
Cover of Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

The new face of boardroom feminism, of course, is Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg. Now, it’s nearly impossible to dislike Sandberg, or to be unimpressed by her wry candor and the indisputable truth of her message. Her new book, Lean In, is a disarmingly self-deprecating career-management advice manual that doubles as a feminist manifesto.