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description: a term popularised to describe ambitious young women, also a Netflix series and book

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How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings: Non-Threatening Leadership Strategies for Women

by Sarah Cooper  · 1 Nov 2018

give yourself a cute, feminine title that reminds investors that yes, you are a leader, but you are also still a woman. Some options are: Girl Boss Lady Boss She-EO Business Mogulette Parentrepreneur Mompreneur Womantrepreneur Estrogentreprenuer Investors follow patterns when trying to figure out what to invest in, and one of

Everyday Utopia: What 2,000 Years of Wild Experiments Can Teach Us About the Good Life

by Kristen R. Ghodsee  · 16 May 2023  · 302pp  · 112,390 words

of capitalism consider all challenges to the status quo as potentially destabilizing factors to the social systems that underpin the free market. Some things, like girl boss liberal feminist demands to break the glass ceiling or expanding the legal institution of marriage to same-sex couples, pose no real threat to conservative

How to Work Without Losing Your Mind

by Cate Sevilla  · 14 Jan 2021

banned an advert from the company People Per Hour for gender stereotyping.4 It featured a smiling woman next to the slogan ‘You do the girl boss thing. We’ll do the SEO thing.’ They apologized, admitting it ‘might come across as sexist and demeaning to women’ and said it was taking

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism

by Amanda Montell  · 14 Jun 2021  · 244pp  · 73,700 words

companies on blast, spilling their stories of psychological abuse and money loss. Search “MLM scam” on YouTube, and endless pages of videos like “The MLM ‘Girl Boss’ Narrative Is a Lie,” “I Filed for Bankruptcy After LuLaRoe and Now Work 2 Jobs,” and “AMWAY: The Final Straw (with Audio EVIDENCE!)—How I

Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic Independence

by Kristen R. Ghodsee  · 20 Nov 2018  · 211pp  · 57,759 words

’s about trying to counteract the deep, unconscious gender stereotypes about men as leaders and women as followers. Some people just feel weird with a girl boss.21 We don’t associate women with positions of authority because we’ve seen so few of them. And because there are so few women

Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers

by Timothy Ferriss  · 6 Dec 2016  · 669pp  · 210,153 words

J. Bulger (doc) Altucher, James: High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell (doc), Hoop Dreams (doc), Comedian (doc) Amoruso, Sophia: The Color of Pomegranates, Girl Boss Guerilla Andreessen, Marc: Mr. Robot (TV), Halt and Catch Fire (TV), Silicon Valley (TV) Attia, Peter: Pumping Iron (doc), The Bridge (doc), Bigger, Stronger, Faster