“I’m not bossy. I’m the boss”

For young girls and working female professionals alike

Could banning one word today really affect the leadership of tomorrow?

According to Facebook chief operating officer and author of best-selling book “Lean In,” Sheryl Sandberg, the answer is yes.

Ban Bossy, which now has its own online petition and boasts the endorsement of high profile women like Beyoncé and Condoleezza Rice, has taken shape to encourage young girls and working female professionals alike—whether on the playground or in the office place—to change the conversation by changing the connotation of one word: bossy.

It’s Not Just About Banning Bossy

The idea is simple: raise awareness of what words like bossy do to the mindset of future female leaders.

But the movement’s opponents think the concept is a little too simple.

In a recent Timearticle, Jessica Roy argues that “Sandberg’s brand of feminism” and subsequent campaign focuses on “policing language rather than bringing attention to important issues that have real impact on women and girls.”

Roy goes on to list issues like the gender pay gap and girls’ lack of access to education worldwide as real reasons behind the lack of female leadership in today’s businesses—a shortage that Sandberg put into context in a recent ABCinterview when she noted that women make up 50 percent of the population but only five percent of the Fortune 500 CEOs.

Women in the Workplace: What They Think and How They Lead

According to the female respondents of Randstad’s latest USEmployee Engagement Index, equal pay and more visible female leadership were the top two most beneficial ways companies could help women advance in the workplace.

A catch-22 if they’re constantly being ridiculed for being too “bossy.”

Read the full article at:  womenpoweringbusiness.com

Patty Block, President and Founder of The Block Group, established her company to advocate for women-owned businesses, helping them position their companies for strategic growth. Charting the course for impactful, sustainable, profitable businesses, the beacon is control: of your strategic direction, your money, your time, your staffing, and your ability to bring in business. The Block Group brings together the people, resources and ideas that build results.

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