tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302245627574027504.post7503958792835980880..comments2019-05-15T23:59:20.159-07:00Comments on Feminist Legal Theory: #LeanIn – Sheryl SandbergLisa R. Pruitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16469550950363542801noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302245627574027504.post-84867403494162518492017-10-26T12:23:16.639-07:002017-10-26T12:23:16.639-07:00Glen... this is such a great post! Your analysis b...Glen... this is such a great post! Your analysis brings me back to "comfort strategies" and the idea of the 5th black woman. Just like there was a "proper" way for black women to perform as black women in the hypothetical law firm, there is a proper way for women to perform as women in the Facebook boardroom. But comfort strategies/proper performance in a Silicon valley boardroom look a lot different from comfort strategies in a minimum-wage fast-food job, or as a hotel cleaner, or as an in-home caregiver. Sheryl's strategy for leaning in might not only not help some women, it could actively hurt others. <br /><br />I also critique Sheryl Sandberg's focus on putting the onus on women to fix the problem of discrimination against/sexism toward women in the workplace. While I am in favor of empowering women to take agency in their own professional lives, I agree that this strategy ignores the greater systemic oppression of women, the effect of other identities (race/class), and expectations of women in a variety of workplaces. B. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04265546781059535134noreply@blogger.com