Great to see Jews pushing feminism.<\/p>\n
NYT<\/a>: Mr. Goldberg, who died unexpectedly on Friday, was a genial, 47-year-old Silicon Valley entrepreneur who built his latest company, SurveyMonkey, from a modest enterprise to one recently valued by investors at $2 billion. But he was also perhaps the signature male feminist of his era: the first major chief executive in memory to spur his wife to become as successful in business as he was, and an essential figure in \u201cLean In,\u201d Ms. Sandberg\u2019s blockbuster guide to female achievement….<\/p>\n The Goldberg parents read \u201cThe Feminine Mystique\u201d together \u2014 in fact, Mr. Goldberg\u2019s father introduced it to his wife, according to Ms. Sandberg\u2019s book. In 1976, Paula Goldberg helped found a nonprofit to aid children with disabilities. Her husband, Mel, a law professor who taught at night, made the family breakfast at home.<\/p>\n Later, when Dave Goldberg was in high school and his prom date, Jill Chessen, stayed silent in a politics class, he chastised her afterward. He said, \u201cYou need to speak up,\u201d Ms. Chessen recalled in an interview. \u201cThey need to hear your voice.\u201d<\/p>\n Years later, when Karin Gilford, an early employee at Launch, Mr. Goldberg\u2019s digital music company, became a mother, he knew exactly what to do. He kept giving her challenging assignments, she recalled, but also let her work from home one day a week. After Yahoo acquired Launch, Mr. Goldberg became known for distributing roses to all the women in the office on Valentine\u2019s Day…<\/p>\n When Mellody Hobson, a friend and finance executive, wrote a chapter of \u201cLean In\u201d about women of color for the college edition of the book, Mr. Goldberg gave her feedback on the draft, a clue to his deep involvement. He joked with Ms. Hobson that she was too long-winded, like Ms. Sandberg, but aside from that, he said he loved the chapter, she said in an interview.<\/p>\n By then, Mr. Goldberg was a figure of fascination who inspired a \u201cwhere can I get one of those?\u201d reaction among many of the women who had read the best seller \u201cLean In.\u201d Some lamented that Ms. Sandberg\u2019s advice hinged too much on marrying a Dave Goldberg, who was humble enough to plan around his wife, attentive enough to worry about which shoes his young daughter would wear, and rich enough to help pay for the help that made the family\u2019s balancing act manageable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Great to see Jews pushing feminism. NYT: Mr. Goldberg, who died unexpectedly on Friday, was a genial, 47-year-old Silicon Valley entrepreneur who built his latest company, SurveyMonkey, from a modest enterprise to one recently valued by investors at $2 billion. … Continue reading