Economy Jun 01 Sheryl Sandberg, longtime COO at Facebook, steps down By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press
Politics Sep 05 Watch 6:41 Twitter and Facebook face lawmaker concerns over policing their platforms Twitter and Facebook, the world's largest social media giants, told the senators investigating Russia's tactics during the U.S. elections that they had improved their defenses, but some still lawmakers believe the companies need regulation. Meanwhile, the question of whether social…
Politics Sep 05 WATCH: Sheryl Sandberg says Facebook has made progress on fighting election meddling Facebook's No. 2 executive has told a Senate committee that Facebook has made progress in addressing the issue of meddling by foreign interests in U.S. elections. But Sheryl Sandberg also says security efforts to combat such threats are never finished. By Associated Press
Nation Apr 05 Watch 14:04 Sheryl Sandberg: Facebook ‘made big mistakes’ on protecting user data Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg apologized Thursday for the social media giant’s data breach and admitted the company failed to do enough to protect the data of tens of millions of its users. In an interview with Judy Woodruff,… By Judy Woodruff, Jaywon Choe
Nation Jan 18 American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault will become Facebook’s first black board member The move comes as the social media giant is under pressure to diversify its all-white, mostly male board. By Joshua Barajas
Oct 18 Top Facebook executive says company will release data on Russia-linked ads, but doesn’t offer more details By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Previously, Facebook declined to make the ads public. While Facebook's chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, now favors the release, she didn't say Thursday when the company would do so. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 9:12 After life-shattering loss, Sheryl Sandberg reaches out to others in grief By PBS News Hour As one of the best known female executives in the world, Sheryl Sandberg had resources and support when her husband died at 47, but that didn't stop grief from engulfing her and their children. In her new book "Option B,"… Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch 4:46 This season’s best graduation speakers included the president — and a middle schooler By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, as graduation season draws to a close, we look back at some of the advice given by actors, politicians and industry leaders to graduates across the country. And while most graduation speeches… Continue watching
Apr 17 Column: Why the STEM gender gap is overblown By Denise Cummins Women are capable of doing well in STEM fields traditionally dominated by men, and they should not be hindered from pursuing careers in such fields. But women, argues psychologist Denise Cummins, also should not be ashamed if their interests differ… Continue reading
Aug 05 Why there aren’t enough businesswomen at the top, and what Sallie Krawcheck’s doing about it By Sallie Krawcheck Women earn nearly half of all advanced business degrees, but they're still underrepresented in executive positions. Former banking CEO Sallie Krawcheck explains how fairy tales have told women to keep their heads down and how her network encourages women to… Continue reading