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I'm kind of reminded of John McCain choosing Sarah Palin as his VP candidate. Sure it was a great, forward-thinking thing for him to choose a woman, particularl
by j_baker 13y ago
I'm kind of reminded of John McCain choosing Sarah Palin as his VP candidate. Sure it was a great, forward-thinking thing for him to choose a woman, particularly when running against a black man. But that doesn't mean it was a good idea. Likewise, I expect that Mayer's detractors will be dismissed as "Silicon Valley Sexists"... for a while.
Honestly, it seems like Yahoo is more interested in having big names than substance, and Mayer is certainly a marketable CEO. Does that mean she's a competent CEO? Time will tell.
- dylandrop 13y agoI think it's insulting at best to compare Mayer to Sarah Palin.
- bishnu 13y agoYet another example of gendered criticism of Mayer. How often do male CEOs get compared to inexperienced, hopeless Republican politicans? Just a coincidence I'm sure.
- j_baker 13y agoPlease. I hate nothing more than a male-dominated work environment. The point I'm trying to make is that there is more to choosing an executive than diversity. Diversity is necessary, but not sufficient. The reason I brought Sarah Palin up is to illustrate that sometimes the results of focusing on diversity above all else sometimes produces painful results. Beyond that, Yahoo has a history of making bad choices in terms of executive leadership. Perhaps they finally made a good choice this time, but I'm skeptical until I see proof otherwise. Honestly, I fully expect that Mayer will set equality back.
- rsl7 13y ago> The point I'm trying to make is that there is more to choosing an executive than diversity Oh, thanks for the heads-up.