Mark Zuckerberg announced this week that Metta is going to lay off around 10,000 people and will not fill 5,000 open positions. YouTube CEO Susan Wojjeski and Cheryl Sandberg, the former COO of Metta, mean there are currently no women leading big tech companies. Coming up on today explained as Silicon Valley cuts jobs is the era of lean in finally over.
Execs like YouTube’s Susan Wojcicki and Meta’s Sheryl Sandberg paved the way for women in tech. Now they’re leaving the industry — and being replaced by men.
This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited and fact-checked by Matt Collette with additional fact help from Victoria Chamberlin, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.
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