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I think its largely because she's a woman. Yahoo was a already sinking ship when she took over and I think she did a decent job. There are loads of overpaid ex
by rb808 10y ago
I think its largely because she's a woman. Yahoo was a already sinking ship when she took over and I think she did a decent job.
There are loads of overpaid executives in tech and no-one else gets as much hate as Marissa does. The main other unliked executive is Sheryl Sandberg who's also missing a Y Chromosome.
- vaishaksuresh 10y agoOr, it could just be your confirmation bias. I'm not saying women aren't treated harshly, but plenty of male CEOs also get flak (uber, Adobe etc). IMHO, women are treated unfairly at lower levels of work, it is hard to sympathize equally for someone who has risen to the CEO level and still feels discriminated.
- GVIrish 10y agoI think Marissa Mayer's gender was a double-edged sword. She got a lot more media coverage than most males would've gotten in her situation and I think that gave her turnaround effort a bit of a positive perception boost. She also received a lot of scrutiny and a magnifying glass on mistakes whereas a male in that situation might not have. I agree that Yahoo was a sinking ship from the start, and ultimately I think she may get another shot at CEO because of that.