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Lean Out
''Lean Out: The Struggle for Gender Equality in Tech and Start-Up Culture '' is a 2015 book written by Elissa Shevinsky, an information security entrepreneur and feminist. Shevinsky wrote it in response to Sheryl Sandberg's ''Lean In'', a book often criticized by feminists as being unrealistic in its expectations on women. Reactions The book was listed by Inc. (magazine), Inc. Magazine as one of the 100 best business books of 2015. Newspaper reviews have been nearly universal in their approbation of Shevinsky's work, with the ''Los Angeles Times'' saying "the book is not just directed at women who might want to opt out of the rat race and start their own thing. This book is packed with stories — and statistics — that should give anyone in tech management pause." At least one review notes that "the essays end up varying widely in quality, radical message, level of editing, and scope. Among incisive critiques of nerd sociology and important stories of micro and macro aggressio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elissa Shevinsky
Elissa Shevinsky is an American technology executive, entrepreneur, cybersecurity expert, public speaker, and author. Education Shevinsky attended Benjamin Cardozo High School, before studying for a Political Theory major at Williams College, where she also took classes in Computer Science, graduating in 2001. Early career In 2010, Shevinsky defended her company against '' The New York Times'', as co-owner of Neighborhoodies, over the use of the "New York Herald Tribune" logo on T-shirts. Shevinsky argued that the trademark had been abandoned. In 2012, she founded two NYC-focused dating sites, MakeOut Labs and JoinJspot. Shevinsky co-founded Glimpse, an encrypted photo and video-sharing app, with Pax Dickinson in 2013. At Glimpse, Shevinksy served as chief executive of the company. In 2015 Shevinsky was funded by MACH37 for Jekudo Privacy Company, co-organized information security conference SecretCon, and edited '' Lean Out: The Struggle for Gender Equality in Tech and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |