Anyone else confused about this banning of the BOSSY... can you ban the idea that is behind this word.... Dont we want to encourage Women and Young Women to have leadership skills and qualities? Isnt this just being PC? Isnt it OK to be strong, determined, and have the passion to pursue our Dreams? The Bossy Bandwagon By Blake Kernen, The Huffington Post Theres a new war on words. It started with a group of pretty well-connected people who want to put a ban on the word bossy. Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook and founder of the nonprofit group LeanIn.Org has teamed up with the Girl Scouts of USA to launch the Ban Bossy campaign. Celebrities including Beyonce, Victoria Beckham, Jennifer Garner and former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice have also signed on. Their goal is to ban the word bossy, which Sandberg believes can hold women back from leadership roles. And shes not just talking about the boardroom, but also the playroom where she believes girls are getting the wrong message at an early age: We need to recognize the many ways we systematically discourage leadership in girls from a young age -- and instead, we need to encourage them. So the next time you have the urge to call your little girl bossy? Take a deep breath and praise her leadership skills instead.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 14:29:55 +0000
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