girlbossing
Assertive female hustle
Girlbossing is adopting an aggressively ambitious, self-empowered approach to career and life, often with performative confidence.
The term emerged from "girlboss" culture celebrating female entrepreneurship but now carries ironic or critical undertones, suggesting hollow hustle culture or tone-deaf feminism: She's girlbossing her way through the recession while her employees can't make rent.
Often appears in the mocking trio "gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss."
Self-assurance or trust
- boldnessFearless readiness to act
- audacityBrazen, reckless daring
- self-assuranceConfidence in one's abilities
- hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
tenacity · grit · chutzpah · bravado · fierceness · unapologetic · go-getter · slay
Gaining authority or confidence
- sisterhoodBond among women
- feministGender equality proponent
- male-dominatedControlled primarily by men
- trailblazingBeing the first through
representation · intersectionality · advocacy · sexism · patriarchy
Done for appearance's sake
- capitalismPrivate profit-based economy
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- privilegeExclusive right or benefit
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
parody · cringe · MLM · commodification · neoliberal · superficial · meme · satire
New business enterprise
- founderOne who begins something
- CEOTop corporate officer
- monetizeConvert to revenue
- empireDomain under unified control
self-made · solopreneur · influencer · networking · pitch · venture · grind · scaling
confidence
Self-assurance or trust
- boldnessFearless readiness to act
- audacityBrazen, reckless daring
- self-assuranceConfidence in one's abilities
hustle · tenacity · grit · chutzpah · bravado · fierceness · unapologetic · go-getter · slay · fearlessness
empowerment
Gaining authority or confidence
- sisterhoodBond among women
- feministGender equality proponent
- male-dominatedControlled primarily by men
trailblazing · representation · intersectionality · advocacy · sexism · patriarchy
performative
Done for appearance's sake
- capitalismPrivate profit-based economy
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- privilegeExclusive right or benefit
burnout · parody · cringe · MLM · commodification · neoliberal · superficial · meme · satire · backlash
startup
New business enterprise
empire · self-made · solopreneur · influencer · networking · pitch · venture · grind · scaling · launch
girlbossingservant leadership
Leading through service first
following · consensus-building · team building · community leadership · consensus building
girlbossingquiet quitting
Working without exceeding requirements
slow living · work-life balance · lying flat · setting boundaries · resting
girlboss, girl, girls, girlish, girlhood, girly, boss, bosses, bossed