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| Founded | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Type | Educational charity |
| Purpose | Awareness and elimination of derogatory vocabulary among youth toward women |
| Location |
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| Origins | Sheryl Sandberg |
Area served | United States |
| Product | Public service announcements and campaigns |
| Method | Online, radio, television, and print campaigns, Field organizing, Entertainment community |
| Website | banbossy |
Ban Bossy is a self-censorship campaign launched in 2014 by LeanIn.org. The campaign criticizes the use of the word "bossy" to describe assertive girls and women, proposing that the word is stigmatizing and may discourage girls and women from seeking positions of leadership.[1]
- ^ "Dad: I'm Going to Keep Calling My Daughter Bossy". Time. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.