Lean In
by Sheryl Sandberg, Nell Scovell · first published 1799
26% recommend61% neutral13% critical
Why HN recommends it
Motivational, candid look at gender bias, confidence and speaking up at work; useful for men and women in business and for anyone interested in building a stronger workforce.
Summarised by Claude from recommending comments
Thirty years after women became 50 percent of the college graduates in the United States, men still hold the vast majority of leadership positions in government and industry. This means that women's voices are still not heard equally in the decisions that most affect our lives. In Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg examines why women's progress in achieving leadership roles has stalled, explains the root causes, and offers compelling, commonsense solutions that can empower women to achieve their full potential. Sandberg is the chief operating officer of Facebook and is ranked on Fortune's list of the 50
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Gloria Steinem put it well: Having read “Lean In” by Sheryl Sandberg, I can testify that it addresses internalized oppression, opposes the external barriers that create it, and urges women to support each other to fight both. It argues not…
on “Trashing Sheryl Sandberg” ↗…with those of men, and also of those known to belong to females but where you could not tell from the profile. They found interesting differences in approvals ratings. On a more general note the book Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg is a good read if you're interested in learning about biases you (whether man or woman) might have. The book is thoroughly cited and aims to be productive rather than an attack on men…
on “Things nobody told me about being a software engineer” ↗This is very similar to the central idea of Sheryl Sandberg's "Lean In". Having more and better women in leadership positions will help both men and women. I was skeptical, but I enjoyed the book more than I expected.
on “Why I Now Believe the Glass Ceiling Is Real” ↗LEAN IN- sheryl sandberg. It is not just a book for women- it's a great book for everyone to learn about creating a more advanced work force, building confidence, and learning when to question authority. It's…
on “Ask HN: Best books about non-technical skills you have ever read?” ↗…really tell form the data is that is the root cause of why women are lacking so I don't know if that would solve it. I do know that Sheryl Sandberg wrote a pretty great book about women in business called Lean In, and it is positive and focuses on what women can do to improve themselves working in business and tech instead of waiting for men to fix all the problems, and overall it is is a very positive attitude…
Solid (positive) review. I too have read Lean In and recommend it to the men as much (if not more) than women I work with. I take some issues to some of Sandberg's arguments but the book is tremendous overall. Has changed my attitude considerably.
on “Lean In should be read by everyone, including men” ↗Agreed. My other issue is that people (this author included) tend to misread Sheryl Sandberg's message as prescriptive; I read "Lean In" as a set of interesting insights and observations from a woman who has succeeded in spite of challenging gender dynamics, but who makes clear that her path need not be the norm for everyone. (In fact,…
on “Recline, Don’t ‘Lean In’ (Why I Hate Sheryl Sandberg)” ↗…experience. I also just love hearing about what other people are passionate about! Right now, my learning list is focused on books for women in business. Some of my favorites? The Lean Startup by Eric Ries and Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg.
on “Ask HN: What's on your learning list?” ↗I'm having a difficult time reconciling this article to what I actually read when I read Lean In...to the point where I don't think the author of this article has actually read the book. It bothered me enough that I bought the Kindle edition just now so I could cite what's actually in the book (I…
on “An Open Letter to Sheryl Sandberg from a Twenty-Something Woman in Tech” ↗…personal gain. I doubt this hurts her with reddit given their actions over the past few years and this positions her to be a hero to a very powerful and growing political movement. Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In has sold 1.6 million copies, if she gets $1.50/book thats $2.4 million. Plus $50-100k for speaking engagements, plus seminars, other branding, revenue streams, etc. She's a billionaire so if she ends…
on “Ellen Pao Loses Silicon Valley Bias Case Against Kleiner Perkins” ↗Ladies, please, never take the first offer. My wife did that (she's also a programmer) and she's getting paid shit salary by a shit company to get shit on all day. From Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In "But what's interesting," she says, "was that when my brother-in-law and my husband were saying 'negotiate, negotiate, negotiate' – when I finally said OK I'll do it, because no man would take the first…
on “Google Sued by 3 Female Ex-Employees Who Say It Pays Women Less Than Men” ↗…New York Times published... I need to call bullshit. It was readily apparent in 2013. Probably earlier, but that's when I learned she and her book existed. I did a naughty thing though. I read the Lean In book review written by a rum-fueled pirate blogging the kind of insights the NY Post is taught not to have.
on “Sheryl Sandberg went from feminist hero to total sellout” ↗As a male in late middle age, I'm not the target audience of either the book or the letter. I would agree with the writer that Lean In is of very limited applicability. I would qualify this by saying that "self-esteem, peace, confidence to take leaps of faith, and well-rounded happiness" are not necessarily best sought directly.
on “An Open Letter to Sheryl Sandberg from a Twenty-Something Woman in Tech” ↗And Sandberg is the COO of Facebook and author of the book Lean In, about women in tech / business.
on “Dave Goldberg, CEO of SurveyMonkey, has died” ↗…him by his accomplishments (successful entrepreneur and investor) and position (CEO of SurveyMonkey), when in fact the main reason people have heard of Dave Goldberg is that his wife is Facebook COO and Lean In author Sheryl Sandberg. And, while it's true that you could figure out his identity using a search engine (as one commenter suggested), few sources would be so blunt in their explanation of the story's…
on “Dave Goldberg, CEO of SurveyMonkey, has died” ↗