Gender Equality Stalls in Corporate America Despite #MeToo

Companies are failing to make progress in hiring, promoting women

Facebook Chief Operating Officer and LeanIn.Org founder Sheryl Sandberg talks about the consequences of male backlash to the #MeToo movement, and what we can do about it.

Deepa Seetharaman and

Emily Glazer

Oct. 24, 2018 6:00 a.m. ET

Women remain underrepresented within companies at every level, Facebook Inc. Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and other senior leaders said—despite the #MeToo movement.

Progress has “dragged to a halt,” said Ms. Sandberg, founder of LeanIn.Org, who spoke at a San Francisco event hosted by The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. “We’re at a really critical moment—a really critical moment where we need to invest in leadership.”

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