While scanning through the Yahoo! news I came across a story called "Meet Facebook's highest-paid employee" with a picture of a woman. Intrigued, I clicked on it and found that Sheryl Sandberg not only gets paid more than Mark Zuckerberg, but she is also "second in command at Facebook."
I found this interesting because last week in class we discussed how women are usually paid less then men who do the same job, and how they are rarely in charge of a company. While she might not be completely in charge of Facebook she "can take much of the credit for the company's success. As chief operating officer--and the self-described 'grownup' in the room."
Another thing I thought was great about the article was how she also addressed women and having children. She "advises women to take care of their careers" and not to leave the workforce to have their children and decide not to return afterward.
This article touches base on quite a few things we talked about in classes, and I think it's great to see the things we are learning in class being addressed by a women who is in a great position of power at a large company.
I think her quote at the end of the story is great and really stresses the importance of women in the workforce.
"In a commencement address to Barnard College graduates, she said, 'We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the converstaion, to make sure women's voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored."
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