Marissa Mayer Explains Her 'Vogue' Photo Shoot

Marissa Mayer took the stage with talk show host Charlie Rose at IAB's Advertising Week conference on Tuesday to discuss her strategy for Yahoo (key word: "mobile"). Toward the end, the talk turned to gender and leadership. Rose asked Mayer whether she hass felt the impact of her gender on her career, and about the story behind her head-turning Vogue photo shoot.

The photo, which appeared in Vogue's September issue, featured Mayer arranged upside-down on a garden chaise. The pose, combined with the body-hugging, cobalt blue sheath dress she's wearing, draws attention away from her face and to her body — inappropriate for the CEO of a major tech company, many said Read more...