Despite the
fact that women now make up nearly half of the U.S. workforce, executive
positions at top-level companies remain largely dominated by men. In her book Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer at Facebook,
argues that this is due in part to the limitations women place on
themselves. As part of a feature article
in TIME Magazine, Belinda Luscombe
attempts to better understand Sandberg’s controversial position by better
understanding Sandberg herself.
Throughout
the text, Luscombe utilizes analogies as a way to describe Sandberg’s
upbringing. For example, Luscombe writes
of Sandberg, “She’s like an escapee from a Star
Trek episode in which Spock sired a child with an empathy.” This analogy not only makes the text more
accessible by maintaining an informal and humorous tone, but also helps to
illuminate why Sandberg is so driven. In
addition, Luscombe utilizes short, declarative sentences as a way to add rhythm
to the text and to ensure that the text is not bogged down in confusing jargon. By using sentences like, “Take her role at
Facebook,” and “She’s worth hundreds of millions of dollars,” Luscombe captures
the essence of Sandberg’s ruthlessly efficient tendencies.
Overall,
the text manages to stay unbiased and good-humored despite the controversial
topic it covers. This is largely due to
Luscombe’s efforts to include make the text more relatable and friendly to
readers through pop-culture references. At
the same time, she is able to effectively illuminate Sandberg’s motivations
through a careful analysis of her past.
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