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| Michelle Obama on ‘leaning in’: ‘Sometimes that shit doesn’t work’ | Michelle Obama on ‘leaning in’: ‘Sometimes that shit doesn’t work’ |
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| Michelle Obama has reportedly offered some unusual criticism of the “lean in” philosophy of feminism espoused by Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg: “That shit doesn’t work all the time.” | Michelle Obama has reportedly offered some unusual criticism of the “lean in” philosophy of feminism espoused by Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg: “That shit doesn’t work all the time.” |
| Sheryl Sandberg saga shows it's time to lean out of corporate feminism | Arwa Mahdawi | Sheryl Sandberg saga shows it's time to lean out of corporate feminism | Arwa Mahdawi |
| The former first lady made the remarks at an appearance at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn over the weekend, media outlets reported. | The former first lady made the remarks at an appearance at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn over the weekend, media outlets reported. |
| Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead is the title of a 2013 book by Sandberg, in which she encourages women to get ahead in the world of work by asserting themselves and “leaning in” to their ambitions. | Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead is the title of a 2013 book by Sandberg, in which she encourages women to get ahead in the world of work by asserting themselves and “leaning in” to their ambitions. |
| Obama was appearing in New York as part of her tour to promote her own book, the memoir Becoming, which has become a rapid bestseller. | Obama was appearing in New York as part of her tour to promote her own book, the memoir Becoming, which has become a rapid bestseller. |
| “That whole, ‘So you can have it all.’ Nope, not at the same time,” she said. “That’s a lie. And it’s not always enough to lean in, because that shit doesn’t work all the time.” | “That whole, ‘So you can have it all.’ Nope, not at the same time,” she said. “That’s a lie. And it’s not always enough to lean in, because that shit doesn’t work all the time.” |
| Surprised by the language, the crowd erupted. Obama quickly apologized, according to the magazine. | Surprised by the language, the crowd erupted. Obama quickly apologized, according to the magazine. |
| “I forgot where I was for a moment!” she said. | “I forgot where I was for a moment!” she said. |
| Obama subsequently announced the Paris and Berlin stops on her book tour will be rescheduled, to accommodate her attendance at the Washington funeral of former president George HW Bush. | |
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