The Rise & Fall of the #Girlboss

Who is the Girlboss? Explore the ethos of the women who took over the world, only to crash and burn.

Who is the Girlboss? Explore the ethos of the women who took over the world, only to cr... more

Curated byLauren Passell, Hark Editor

9 CLIPS47 MINS

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Girlbosses: We Run the World

What is a girlboss On ‘Public Intellectual,’ Jessa Crispin and Cameron Steele define what a girlboss does and talk about why women who grew up in the 1990s may have been programmed to fall into the trope.

Public Intellectual

6 MINS

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Sophia Amoruso on Being the Original Girlboss

In 2012, Sophia Amaruso was on the top of the world with her company Nasty Gal. By 2016, it imploded. But still, the legend of the girlboss was born. On ‘Ctrl Alt Delete,’ Sophia tells Emma Gannon reflects on rising and crashing and burning so fast.

Sophia Amoruso on Being the Original Girlboss

Ctrl Alt Delete

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The Unraveling of The Wing

The Wing, a co-working space for to women & non-binary people, was founded in 2016. By December 2018, the founders were under fire for the way they operated & the founders eventually stepped down. The Slow Newscast reports on the end of their reign.

The Slow Newscast

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Man Repeller’s Leandra Medine Faces Accusations of Racism

On ‘The Cutting Room Floor,’ Recho Omondi talked to ex-employee Crystal Anderson, and founder Leandra Medine to try to distill what happened at Man Repeller.

Man Repeller’s Leandra Medine Faces Accusations of Racism

The Cutting Room Floor

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Glossier Failed to Make Their Feminism Intersectional

Emily Weiss’ Glossier prided itself in being a progressive company that was innovative in the way they spoke to non-white customers. But as its power grew, its progress stalled and it began to align more and more with traditional capitalism.

Glossier Failed to Make Their Feminism Intersectional

Renegade w/ Lauren & Jordyn

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Is Elizabeth Holmes a Girlboss?

On ‘The Waves,’ Slate Money co-host Emily Peck and Slate senior editor Shannon Palus talk about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes as a girl boss, and whether she was judged more harshly because she’s a woman.

The Waves: Gender, Relationships, Feminism

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The Complicated Relationship Between Sheryl Sandberg & Mark Zuckerberg

Sheryl Sandberg told women to Lean In, but working under Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook and taking the hit for many of Facebook’s unethical acts, how does she stick to her feminist values? According to Inside the Hive, she can’t.

The Complicated Relationship Between Sheryl Sandberg & Mark Zuckerberg

Inside the Hive by Vanity Fair

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Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss

Half-way through 2021, TikTok and Twitter users started using the word girlboss in a sarcastic way, as a way to indicate gaslighting and gatekeeping. Alex and Alexis of ‘Vox Conversations’ explain.

Vox Quick Hits

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Sympathy for the Girlbosses

After Leigh Stein wrote the viral piece “The Death of the Girlboss,” she found herself sympathizing for these fallen women. On There’s Just Something About Her, she looks at where the girlbosses are now and why they were judged more harshly than men.

Just Something About Her with Jennifer Palmieri

2 MINS

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The Rise & Fall of the #Girlboss

Girlbosses: We Run the World

Public Intellectual

Sophia Amoruso on Being the Original Girlboss

Ctrl Alt Delete

The Unraveling of The Wing

The Slow Newscast

Man Repeller’s Leandra Medine Faces Accusations of Racism

The Cutting Room Floor

Glossier Failed to Make Their Feminism Intersectional

Renegade w/ Lauren & Jordyn

Is Elizabeth Holmes a Girlboss?

The Waves: Gender, Relationships, Feminism

The Complicated Relationship Between Sheryl Sandberg & Mark Zuckerberg

Inside the Hive by Vanity Fair

Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss

Vox Quick Hits

Sympathy for the Girlbosses

Just Something About Her with Jennifer Palmieri

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