I rarely read Vogue magazine, but I was eager to see what they had to say about Sheryl Sandberg, the highly successful COO of Facebook. The story is part of a new dialogue about women leaders – a focus on their leadership, accomplishments, and style. Let me quote directly from Kevin Conley’s piece:

“It’s tempting to see Sandberg’s managerial style… as an example of practical third-wave feminism hitting the workplace. But this interpretation does her a disservice. Sandberg’s policies aren’t rare because there are so few women executives. They’re rare because there aren’t many executives, male or female, with her skills and abilities.”

Vogue’s feature “What she saw at the revolution” is different from the conventional themes about women in business. It does not assert how business life is so different and hard for women who have both careers and families.  Continue reading…