Why The Term "Girl Boss" Isn't As Empowering as You Think

Leadership
Written By Emilie Aries
Episode 228 | Host: Emilie Aries | Guest: Amanda Montell
Girl Boss Not Empowering Amanda Montell

In today’s episode, Emilie chats with Amanda Montell, linguist and author of the critically acclaimed book, Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language, all about disrupting unconscious bias in our everyday language. 

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