"Men spend their money on whiskey"

At a recent dinner for Hillary Clinton, Sheryl Sandberg said the following:

“When you give money to men, they spend it on whiskey and themselves…when you give to women, they spend it on their children."

See here.

So I wrote the following to leanin.org:

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To: info@leanin.org
Cc: partners@leanin.org

'“When you give money to men, they spend it on whiskey and themselves…when you give to women, they spend it on their children,” said Sandberg at the gala.'

Is she really that nasty?

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And then I received this response:

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From: Andrea Saul

Hi Thomas,

Thanks for pointing this out — she was quoting an old saying from the World Bank (she didn't say it was true) and the context wasn't included. I've asked ABC to correct it.

Best regards,

Andrea

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So I followed up with:

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But she did not deny it, right? I think her nasty message is quite clear. And you work for her? Tell her to say it about her own dad-- or Nelson Mandela, or the guy who owns Facebook and employs her, OK?

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So, you have Andrea's email. Let her know what you think about men "spending money on whiskey."