| No Images? Click here   Is The Sheryl Sandberg Coverage Sexist?The knives are out for Sheryl Sandberg. Over the past few weeks, the Facebook chief operating officer’s image seemingly transformed from super-successful corporate feminist to devious corporate hell-monster, amid reports about her botched handling of a rolling series of crises inside the company.Executives face criticism all the time, but the coverage of Sandberg is different: vicious and unsparing. Almost gleeful. The 49-year-old isn’t getting hit simply for her strategy at the social network, or even for the way her focus on Facebook’s image has posed a serious threat to global democracy, as The New York Times’ reporting has revealed.The tone of the attacks on Sandberg is personal. Her mistakes are portrayed as moral failings. Some of the coverage is suggestive less of professional misjudgment than religious heresy: “Inside Silicon Valley many have long known that Sheryl Sandberg isn’t a saint,” blares Vanity Fair. Fortune talks about her “fall from grace.” She’s “tainted,” a former Facebook worker tells Bloomberg.Sandberg has sinned, betraying women everywhere, apparently. She was likable and on our side, until she wasn't.You can follow me on Twitter @EmilyRPeck   HuffPost is now a part of Oath and a part of Verizon. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which explains how your data is used and shared. Learn More.The reality of being a woman — by the numbers. Like what you see? Share it with a friend. Did someone forward this email? Subscribe here. Can't get enough? Check out The Good Life.©2018 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 |
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