Sheryl Sandberg — the chief operating officer of Facebook and author of the best-selling book “Lean In” — is spearheading the launch of a campaign to ban the word “bossy.” The campaign is an effort against discouraging girls from leadership and is a joint push from the Girl Scouts of America and the Lifetime network.
Monday, the PSA launched and included participation from actress Jennifer Garner, Condoleezza Rice, Beyonce and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.
In the video, Sheryl Sandberg explains, “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.”
The video ad ends with Queen Bey declaring “I’m not bossy, I’m the boss.”
Yes, she is.
I had no idea that being labeled “bossy” was an issue to young girls. Check out the video below.
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