Yahoo's New CEO Mayer Is Pregnant: Does That Matter?

by Fef Posted 2012/07/17 22:00:00

Related Topics: Marissa Mayer, Yahoo, CEO, Ross Levinsohn, Google, Pregnant

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Marissa Mayer may bring new life to Yahoo! in more ways than just its stock price and product development. The Board of Yahoo! replaced interim CEO Ross Levinsohn with a pregnant woman from Google's engineering team.
POSTCARDS.BLOGS.FORTUNE.CNN.COM reports:She told Fortune exclusively that her first child is due in October.

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Hula girl - Friends not Fol... 2012/07/17 19:39:21

No

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If a man was pregnant yes it would matter as they aren't good at multitasking but a women can do it all.
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La 2012/08/13 10:43:05

No

Doesn't seem relevant to her ability to be a CEO :/

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queenygreeny 2012/07/22 04:50:05

No

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who cares honestly

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Steve 2012/07/20 11:55:22

No

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Why would it matter if she wants to be a mommy. Being a parent is wonderful.

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iamnothere 2012/07/20 11:28:57

No

What the heck does it matter?? if she is the person to run this company and she is pregnant.. go for it

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bleep 2012/07/20 06:16:45

No

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its a light duty office job. cleaning the house is more strenuous

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Flamingolady 2012/07/20 03:53:36

No

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Dickens 2012/07/20 00:26:08

No

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..not to me; I don't use Yahoo for anything...

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Redneck Gal 2012/07/19 23:33:03

No

Not at all!

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Tony 2012/07/19 21:55:03

No

But i wish her all the best!

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Soundstorm 2012/07/19 21:31:52 (edited)

No

Yahoo? I still use it cuz I'm too lazy to shop for another email service. Otherwise it seems to be going the way of AOL and CompuServe.

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Soundstorm to Soundstorm 2012/07/19 21:33:58

The only reason I'm commenting here is because Marissa's a beauty.

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sally 2012/07/19 20:34:31

No

Or at least it shouldn't

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Rev☠Donny☠Doom☠Agnostic 667 2012/07/19 20:31:03

No

And?

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ZenerSix 2012/07/19 20:26:31

No

It's none of my business.

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dandieselonian 2012/07/19 19:56:23

Yes

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Im happy for her its a wonderful time when a child is born .

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JERSEYDUDE 2012/07/19 19:55:55

No

no not really unless shes a tired lazy fat ass who doesnt do her job efficiently otherwise its all good

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Soundstorm to JERSEYDUDE 2012/07/19 21:34:47

Stick with your local cows, Jersey.

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Andrew 2012/07/19 19:46:21

No

What matters is whether or not she can do the job. Apparently, the Yahoo shareholders, or at least the Board thinks she can and THAT is all that matters!

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rustyshackelford 2012/07/19 19:40:16
Rev☠Don... to rustysh... 2012/07/19 20:32:13

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You don't know many women.

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jazzy to Rev☠Don... 2012/07/20 01:50:30

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Women can do many things! LOL

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Rev☠Don... to jazzy 2012/07/20 09:52:29

No doubt!! LOL

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☠ Live Free Or Die ☠ 2012/07/19 18:37:24

No

As long as she can still do her job.

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**Bessie** 2012/07/19 18:32:12

No

Well, to her I'm sure it matters. Will it affect her work? I don't see why it would!

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saturdayschild 2012/07/19 16:41:26

Yes

If she's successful, everyone will think all women can do it. If she fails, it's because she has too many responsibilities. Mayer is a rare woman; most people couldn't do all of what she'll have to do without running ragged.

Let's say her baby needs extra care. How is she going to divide her time.

It appears that maternal love is taking second shrift in this situation. I think the baby will grow up with anxiety problems unless she gets a good nanny, but then, the baby will look at the nanny as mommy.

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Bob 2012/07/19 16:15:10

Yes

Not knocking her skills or intelligence but she may not be able to give as much to the company that's needed.

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ronbo 2012/07/19 14:14:12

No

I don,t think having a kid is going to affect her abilities at running the company.

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ivegotloveinmypants 2012/07/19 12:49:10

No

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Of course not! Its her life, she can manage herself! How did she manage to become CEO?

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JustTheFacts 2012/07/19 11:47:25

No

They knew she was pregnant...

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Callaway 2012/07/19 11:43:58

No

Knocked up No, her unusually close linkage to fund raising for Barrio-O yes.

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LibertyorDeath 2012/07/19 10:33:53

No

Meh... If everyone hasn't noticed, Yahoo is circling the toilet currently and is just waiting the final rinse. She'll just oversee the dismantling and selling of the company's holdings and patents. I figure she can do that well enough on maternity leave.

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pizzaman7 2012/07/19 09:17:41

No

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Best looking CEO I have ever seen ! I wish I could report to her !

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Peter Combs 2012/07/19 06:52:07

No

UNless she is being paid to be pregnant...it means nothing to any of her customers.

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Pedro Doller ~POTL-PWCM~JLA 2012/07/19 06:16:56

No

Ya.....Who?

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disclaimer 2012/07/19 04:47:21

No

Uh....why do we care?

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richwright 2012/07/19 04:32:01

No

I don't think I'm the father so i won't be paying child support. whew!

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Revolution 2012 2012/07/19 02:36:38

No

Only if you make it matter, which you shouldn't.

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prosperhappily 2012/07/19 02:35:39

No

She's a very talented woman. Yahoo made an excellent choice. I don't doubt she can handle being a CEO and a new Mom. Good luck to her on both ventures.

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seadog6608PWCM 2012/07/19 02:23:35
Theresa2000 2012/07/19 01:40:41

No

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Meh..whatever....big deal. She is a woman about to have a child. *gasp* That is just soooo unusual!!! Then again, she's no longer a spring chicken and will probably have to take more time off from work if she isn't careful (I sincerely hope this isn't the case and she has a very healthy pregnancy and delivery) BUT...she's a CEO AND a woman, this isn't anything new!

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