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Tagged: Ban Bossy
Column: Ban Bossy has practical problems
Telling people what they cannot say is a “bossy” thing to do. Yet this is exactly what the “Ban Bossy” campaign prescribes. The campaign aims to eliminate the word “bossy” from our vocabulary, arguing...
Column: Ban Bossy is already a success
Sheryl Sandberg’s “Ban Bossy” campaign has recently been received with much criticism. Some complain that banning a word will not work, others believe the feminist community has bigger fish to fry, and still more...
Businesses and celebrities ally with Ban Bossy movement
“I’m not bossy, I’m the boss,” said Beyoncé Knowles as she fights back against the stigma associated with being “bossy” with the campaign Lean In, according to BusinessInsider.com. Beyoncé, Jennifer Garner, the United States...
Local businesswomen share experiences in the workplace
With the rise of the Ban Bossy campaign in the media, local businesswomen provide context of the difficulties of being a woman in business and their beliefs on whether the campaign will accomplish positive...
Watch Ban Bossy’s videos
Big names in America such as Beyoncé and Jane Lynch are advocating towards banning the word bossy. This video shows how they strongly believe that a word as simple as bossy can completely ruin...
Banning Bossy
The opening webpage of the Ban Bossy campaign, led by Sheryl Sandberg, author of Lean In, reads: “When a little boy asserts himself, he’s called a ‘leader’. Yet when a little girl does the...
