Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
Michelle Obama calls Facebook chief Sandberg's 'lean in' advice 'a lie'
Michelle Obama attends an event at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School in London on Dec. 3. Reuters
By Jung Min-ho
By Jung Min-ho
Michelle Obama is not a fan of Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg's “lean in” advice for working women.
As part of her “Becoming” book tour at the Barclays Center, New York, Saturday (local time), the former first lady said the advice from Sandberg's book, “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead,” is simply “a lie.”
“Marriage still ain't equal,” Obama reportedly said. “It ain't equal. I tell women that whole 'you can have it all' ― nope, not at the same time; that's a lie. It's not always enough to lean in, because that s―- doesn't work.”
In the book published in 2013, Sandberg claimed women should assert themselves more at work and in their communities to avoid ending up in subordinate positions.
The book has drawn fans and critics alike. Some feminists said feminism should not be used for privileged women like Sandberg as a tool to advance their careers and sell books.