Sheryl Sandberg Launches 'Ban Bossy' Campaign to Empower Girls to Lead

ABC News ^ | CYNTHIA McFADDEN

[Impala64ssa]

Can banning one school-yard word really change the world? Sheryl Sandberg says yes.

Sandberg -- the chief operating officer of Facebook and author of the best-selling book "Lean In" -- is spearheading the launch of a campaign today to ban the word "bossy," arguing the negative put-down stops girls from pursuing leadership roles.

"We know that by middle school, more boys than girls want to lead," Sandberg said, "and if you ask girls why they don't want to lead, whether it's the school project all the way on to running for office, they don't want to be called bossy, and they don't want to be disliked."

Sheryl Sandberg: Let's Ban "Bossy"

Sandberg said these attitudes begin early and continue into adulthood.

"We call girls bossy on the playground," Sandberg said. "We call them too aggressive or other B-words in the workplace. They're bossy as little girls, and then they're aggressive, political, shrill, too ambitious as women."

Sandberg's organization Lean In is joining forces with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Girl Scouts USA CEO Anna Maria Chávez to launch a public service campaign called "Ban Bossy." The banbossy.com website gives tips for parents, kids, teachers and others about how to encourage young female leaders.

Girl Scout CEO: Let's Ban "Bossy"

Chavez said she got involved immediately after receiving a call from Sandberg, and believes the Girl Scouts are ideal partners for the new initiative. More than half of all American women were once Girl Scouts and two million girls are currently in scouting, she pointed out.

"Imagine a classroom in America where 50 kids are present: 25 girls, 25 boys," Chavez said.

"And the teacher walks into this classroom and says: 'Boys and girls,

[Navy Patriot]

CYNTHIA McFADDEN IS BEING BOSSY AGAIN.

[Le Chien Rouge]

An awful lot of womyn have Queen Bee Envy...

[workerbee]

She [the teacher] writes the problem on the board and then turns around and escorts 24 of the 25 girls out of the room. ... She leaves one girl and 25 boys to solve that equation. That's what's happening every day in this country. Why wouldn't we want more girls to be opting in to building the right solutions this country."

TRIPE!!! Absolute utter tripe and nonsense. Pure unadulterated liberal CRAP!

If anything, it's the boys in this country who are being "escorted out" and shortchanged in our schools. And I say this as a (grateful) mother of three daughters!!

[Lazamataz]

BECAUSE of this initiative, I intend to use this word much more, in reference to bossy women — and ESPECIALLY bossy girls.

[Scoutmaster]

All of the women in this campaign, in high-ranking leadership positions, who want to ban 'bossy' because they were called 'bossy' and being called 'bossy' prevents women from reaching high-ranking leadership pos . . .

Umm. Something's not right here.

[BenLurkin]

Sticks and stones sweetie. Sticks and stones.

[CatherineofAragon]

Can the word “empowered” be retired, already? I’m so sick of it.

[Maceman]

Ban totalitarian leftists.

[dennisw]

The usual full_of_themselves feminazi jive. We are woman here us roar etc etc yawn

Who wants to bet she is not an Obama voter

[gaijin]

Women are oppressed, huh..? UCSF School of Pharmacy:

Just COUNT the men, ok?

[SunkenCiv]

Instead, let’s ban drugging elementary school age boys.

Thanks Impala64ssa.

[tophat9000]

What is sad it this “grassroots” campaign is sooooo f...ing transparent and our public is soooo stupid they will never put one and one together...
...We seem to be living in the land of 1984 doublethink. .but for it to work you need a public with an IQ range of 19 to 84...and thanks to the lefts public schools/media monopoly..we have a general public that stupid..sheeple

[skeeter]

Nice of ABC and its reporter to provide Sandberg's message verbatim.

I mean, another journalist could've questioned the premise that banning a group from using a word will somehow empower another group.

A less enlightened reporter might've found an expert who considers the idea ridiculous & dictatorial and quoted them in their article.

[skeeter]

This is about Hillary running for president.

[Flagpole Erectus]

Agreed. It would appear the FemiNazis are scraping the bottom of the barrel for a cause. It’s just more worthless noise and idiocy from the left.

[kaehurowing]

What difference does it make!?!?

[henkster]

Winner winner chicken dinner!

[TheArizona]

Are we women so weak and pathetic we can’t handle a word?

[Chode]

said Bossy the COW...

[blackdog]

I've witnessed a paradox in the workplace several times now. That being strong powerful women who fire other women for being lacking in performance.

The fired employee wants to sue someone........anyone? No sexist dismissals leave a woman scorned.