Lean Out: The Struggle for Gender Equality in Tech and Start-Up Culture [1] 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.[2]
 First edition | |
| Author | Elissa Shevinsky |
|---|---|
| Published | 2015 |
| Publisher | OR Books |
| Pages | 284 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-1939293862 |
Reactions
editThe book was listed by Inc. Magazine as one of the 100 best business books of 2015.[3]
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."[4]
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 aggressions, there are also far too many unnecessarily long resumes and capitalist self-help manuals in the book."[5]
References
edit- ^ "Lean Out". OR Books. Retrieved 24 Jul 2016.
- ^ "Shevinsky's 'Lean Out' builds upon Sheryl Sandberg's message". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 12 Dec 2015.
- ^ Haden, Jeff (2015-12-21). "The 100 Best Business Books of 2015". Inc.com. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ "To improve diversity in tech, managers should start by reading 'Lean Out'". LA Times. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Feministing Reads: Elissa Shevinsky's Lean Out". Retrieved 21 July 2016.