The roots of the girl boss and dismantling egomania

Bonjour à tous !

The girl boss isn't new and it doesn't look like egomania is going to disappear anytime soon. So let's talk about it :)

SOURCES:

Jill Greenlee. The Political Consequences of Motherhood, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2014
Caroline Criado-Perez. Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men, 2019.

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SOCIALS:

À bientôt, Alice

[TessaShabram]

As a woman engineer, one of the most toxic experiences for me was actually the society of women engineers in college. I joined thinking it was a support system for women engineers but it’s actually just woman trying to rack up the best extra curriculars and scholarships for their resume and be better than the other women engineers. It’s called horizontal hostility, you are fighting for your chance to make it against the others like you, like a competition.

[imaninline]

What’s interesting to see is that the women who actually identify as girlbosses are just other cogs in the machine (with reference to mlms) and the actual women in high positions of power aim to distance themselves from the identity of ”The girl”

[ForeignManinaForeignLand]

Mi swear as soon as I hear Girl boss, I get PTSD from those aggressive MLM schemes where middle aged mums that peaked in high school are contacting ppl from their past to get them in on a deal that would "liberate" them from their dehumanizing 9-5 and become a boss of their own life 😩

[Vale-ejfz]

Many people drop out of school because they believe they will be popular on the Internet. The 2018 Censis Report shows that in Italy over 50% of young people think they can be successful on social media. It would be interesting if you could deepen the topic of education linked to the imaginary of social media's success. Nowadays the majority of young people value followers more than education. Could it be some sort of threat to the culture of the future?

[thepremudraya]

My grandmothers (born in 30ies) worked in former Sowjetunion as pediatric physician and geophysicist, there was no need to be "girlboss", "boss ladies" or whatever. Women worked in every field and it was normal. They dressed and acted like women, raised children and worked.
They never wanted to compete with the men, they were equal.

[larkfly]

the fact that girl boss is an infantile way to word it was interesting. Never occured to me. your level of smartness and eloquence really speaks to me. I'm 31 and without sounding condescending - when I hear you speak I really feel like if this is the future, the youth, we are good.

[markolivan]

I love the history lesson segment as it does affirm how 'Girl Boss' was a trend in the millennial generation looking for a label or a catchy hook (to sell books). Thanks again, capitalism. You made many good points on why it was unsustainable and how it even poisoned the heroes themselves. thank you.

[TwoSugarsandMilk]

I’d be fine with the term ‘Girl Boss’ if people also used the term ‘Boy Boss’

[goodfella]

So much food for thought in this video! Thank you! What mainly irked me about the girlboss word/trend since the beginning and what you perfectly articulated in this video, was that it never was there to promote substantial change not only in the working force but also socially. "Girlbosses" are essentially a form of the american dream, catered specifically to girls. They strive to become rich and climb the social ladder without helping their fellow women, especially women that come from more marginalized groups. They take individuality to an unsettling extreme and then pretend it does something good for women as a whole. And like no. It just fattens their pockets. Great video!

[RhianKristen]

I never fell for the girl boss rhetoric when I was younger because I always saw it as similar to hustle culture. Just another way for Capitalism to get as many people as possible to work for as many hours as possible but with the added condescension of gendering the process. It took on the appearance of trying to get women to work by selling us a pink drill.

I don’t feel empowered “hustling” like a slave while some idiot tells me to feel grateful for all the cute pink tools I have.

[s_tyliana_]

i have the following belief: when women joined labor for the first time they saw how men worked and applied that to their behavior, to not only fit in, but to make it through all the judgemental men in the workforce. but even so, my belief has nothing to support the fact that we, as women, take down other women, simply because we "must be better" than the men in labor. it's honestly disgusting and infuriating.
merci for the video, bon nuit!💜

[vinireads]

The amount of research you put into your videos is honestly commendable.

[silasnguyeen]

God this channel is so underrated. Thank you for the sociological analysis

[ramishachaudhary]

Hi Alice. I appreciate how you're able to make such strong points with your soft tone and gentleness. It's something that's dying in our world where everyone is shouting. 💗🌸

[chrisclarkx]

Great illumination on this topic! In America there’s a saying “you throw a ball like a girl” which is something that should definitely change.

[Zingius]

I wholeheartedly appreciate you using your intelligence for something worthwhile in a productive manner. I believe tackling external issues is one rather effective way to find meaning.

Action (external) drives change, both externally and internally, hopefully for the good, which probably are one’s intention. And I think you realise that we need to get our focus on external problems that we care about more, more so than shielding ourselves from the problems.

Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪

[maiasalsamendi]

just found you and i’ve been binge watching your videos. just wanted to say i love your content, and i really appreciate the books you put in in the description. i really enjoy how you explain and comment on the topics you make videos about. keep up the excellent work xx

[jupiter]

this video got recommended to me at an insanely accurate time cuz i’m dealing with a case of egomania w/ my manager at my job right now

[tanapoomohmwattanavijitkul]

OMG the light and sound are amazing now! Congrats on becoming a full fledged youtuber ;)

[alicelond]

i love your channel so much and how you express your ideas. thanks so much for sharing