Rithmire is critical of the “Lean In” movement, which encourages women to support one another. It’s “done more harm than good,” Rithmire said. “The expectation is women have to take care of one another—and meanwhile, my male colleague is publishing articles.” The time that women spend mentoring other women, or sitting on multiple departmental panels because there are so few women to choose from, hurts them professionally by taking precious hours away from their core jobs,
