Yahoo has chosen Marissa Mayer , who is pregnant , as its new CEO . Stephanie Coontz : The New York Times reported that the company will be hiring a chief financial officer to replace Chief Financial Officer John Gamble in January. The lack of reaction `` showed their evolved thinking , '' she said . She says Mayer will do well , but Yahoo 's lower-level employees with kids may feel inhibited . Coontz : Leaders who take little time off create a work culture that may be less family friendly .
Yahoo has chosen Marissa Mayer , who is pregnant , as its new CEO . Stephanie Coontz : The New York Times reported that the company will be hiring a chief financial officer to replace Chief Financial Officer John Gamble in January. She says Mayer will do well , but Yahoo 's lower-level employees with kids may feel inhibited . Coontz : Leaders who take little time off create a work culture that may be less family friendly .