The Girlboss Era
“In ‘We’re Finally Starting to Revolt Against the Cult of Ambition’ (New York Times June 6, 2021) Kelli María Korducki, author of Hard to Do: The Surprising, Feminist History of Breaking Up, writes
‘In a society that prizes individual achievement above most other things, ambition is often framed as an unambiguous virtue, akin to hard work or tenacity. But the pursuit of power and influence is, to some extent, a vote of confidence in the profit-driven myth of meritocracy that has betrayed millions of American women through the course of the pandemic and before it, to our disillusionment and despair. It is a cruel irony that ambition is what’s often sold to women as an inextricable ingredient in our eventual liberation. From the career-branded Barbie dolls of my 1990s girlhood, to the “lean in” ethos of Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg, to the so-called 'girlboss” era of the last decade, an ethos of careerism has been intrinsic to the mainstream cultural conception of women’s “empowerment.” The . . . best thing . . . is to refuse to capitulate to employers’ demands at the expense of one’s personal well-being. Saying “no” is not a mark of belligerence, but a requirement for surviving modern life.’”
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Fall in Love, Have Children, Stay Put, Save the Planet, Be Happy
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To be published November 2 by HCI Books • Distributed by Simon & Schuster
