If the subject of the story were a guy would the thought of sexism even cross your mind No, because it wouldn't make any sense. Now, in this specific case the

If the subject of the story were a guy would the thought of sexism even cross your mind No, because it wouldn't make any sense. Now, in this specific case the criticism turns out to be unfounded, but being suspicious of word choice is perfectly reasonable, especially considered that Mayer did face a lot of unfounded criticism that was clearly gender based. Even more so when the "lack of strategy" here smells like a ton of FUD. Lots of startups getting acqui-hired, for a company that wants to take a risk and seek a fundamental change. Even hiring Mayer herself seems like a part of that strategy.