""" The author waits until the very last paragraph before acknowledging: "Gender differences can sometimes be symptoms of oppression and subordination." And

""" The author waits until the very last paragraph before acknowledging: "Gender differences can sometimes be symptoms of oppression and subordination." And that's true. Oppression, subordination, etc exist. And so do innate differences between men and women. There doesn't have to be a hard-and-fast dichotomy here. I think the author is right to criticize Sandberg, since Sandberg apparently says: "A truly equal world would be one where women ran half our countries and companies and men ran half our homes." which is contradicted by the research mentioned in the article. To take Sandberg's position would be sticking to one half of the dichotomy that I am alleging is a false one. That said, I think perhaps this author underestimates the extent to which oppresion exists and to which gender roles are contingent (i.e. not innate). Or, at least, the tone of the article could lead to that sort of interpretation. IMHO, better to put that acknowledgement up front rather than at the end of the article. """ She would probably say that she is part of a privileged group. But she is also a former feminist, so she is familiar with the most common theory of gender inequality.