PinnedMarissa OrrWhy Working at Facebook Inspired me to write Lean OutOn a Sunday afternoon in March of 2016, I hit send on an email to Sheryl Sandberg, setting in motion a series of events that ended 18…17 min read·Dec 3, 2018--75--75
Marissa OrrWhy is Siri Female? Because We’re More Comfortable Telling Women What to Do2 min read·Apr 15, 2024----
Marissa OrrThe Myth of Male Confidence, Part 2In The Myth of Male Confidence Part 1, I began to unravel the ‘Confidence Gap,’ a cultural myth that gained traction over the last decade…7 min read·Mar 16, 2024----
Marissa OrrThe Myth of Male Confidence, Part 1A big thread of conventional wisdom on the gender gap is that compared to men, women lack confidence, and therefore, they’re not as…10 min read·Mar 15, 2024----
Marissa OrrHow to Fix Performance Reviews and (while we’re at it…) The Gender GapIn 2017, women earned 57% of all undergraduate degrees, the majority of both masters (59.2%) and doctoral degrees (53.5%) for first-time…4 min read·Mar 10, 2024----
Marissa OrrMen are From Mars: a planet where they tell women how to behaveThroughout history people have told women how to behave. In the first half of the twentieth century, women’s books and magazines were…3 min read·Feb 23, 2024--14--14