Analysis: More male managers are avoiding mentoring women or meeting alone with them
After more men say HR personnel have advised them to avoid being alone with women at work, “I really think we are facing a very serious crisis for women in getting promoted," Sheryl Sandberg says. By Jena McGregor Jena McGregor Reporter covering leadership issues in the headlines Email Bio Follow May 17 at 8:30 AM The unintended consequence of the #MeToo movement -- that men are now more fearful of working one-on-one with women -- is getting worse. Much worse.
When LeanIn has been in the news of late, it’s faced more questions about its role in a post-#MeToo world -- a movement that showcased how powerless women’s individual efforts to get ahead can be against institutional barriers -- or even how much the organization remains identified with Sandberg following a series of bruising headlines.Sandberg said there has been “not one bit” of distancing between herself and LeanIn.org, calling the organization “the main extracurricular thing I do.
“We made mistakes at Facebook, and we missed really important things,” she said. She added that she was “scared” to testify before Congress, but that “when things go wrong, we should be held accountable publicly. I think there’s a lot of responsibility that I need to take and I think I should own that.
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