If there's anything that the media loves more than a Congressional sex scandal, it's a catfight. Last week, there was a flurry of articles about Anne Hathaway and Jennifer Lawrence. (I'm on Team JLaw, btw.) This week the catfight is between Sheryl Sandberg and Anne-Marie Slaughter.
Sandberg's book took a lot of grief last week. I'm not a hater. I thought her book offered useless advice for most women and failed to acknowledge the role that luck and privilege played in her success. Whatever. It's a minor book that was probably ghost written by a woman who recieved no credit for her work. It is also probably a move to transition out of Facebook to something else that will give her more flexibility.
Here's Anna Holmes at the New Yorker with a rundown of the controversy and a pro-Sandberg message.
Apt. 11d 
The New Yorker article reads like it was written by Sandburg’s publicist, an overly defensive defense against the “backlash” focusing on personality, “gotcha” quotes, and not substance.
I think Sandburg’s story is interesting in the same way that I think it’s interesting to hear exactly how a movie star manages to get her body camera ready after having a baby. Intersting, and, even “useful” in the sense that it tells me what would be required (and what it would entail) to “have it all” or to have a flat stomach three months after having a baby, but not necessarily advice I would use.
I think you’re summary of Sandburg is spot on, while still believing that the concept of “lean in” circles have a role to play for women who are aiming for the elite. I would say that I “leaned in” until I didn’t any more, and that it was exactly the right decision for me. My choices didn’t have costs that I regret in any way. It worked out that way because I did try not to give up anything I thought was very important, but also because things worked out in the end.
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