The "Rise" and Fall of the Girlboss
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The "Rise" and Fall of the Girlboss
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RESTOCK ALERT: Just in time for your summer vacation, the Banned Books tote is back in stock.
Alt. title: Katie finally bites off more than she can chew and attempts a nuanced exploration of the Lean In, Girlboss cultural era.
13 years ago, Sheryl Sandberg published Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead. The following year, Sophia Amoruso published #GIRLBOSS.
The broad understanding of this period was that—for a few solid years—we widely embraced the edicts of “corporate feminism” or “Lean In feminism” or “Girlboss feminism,” so named for a societal shift that saw a recognition and celebration of women’s career ambition as a decidedly positive thing worthy of support and encouragement or, at the very least, a collection of sassy poly-blend T-shirts.
We tried it, and it didn’t work.
…but did we?
Diabolical Lies investigates.
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