LEANIN.ORG’S BAN BOSSY CAMPAIGN IS PICKING UP STEAM. SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE GIRLS SCOUTS AND “KIDS IN THE HOUSE”, A LEADING RESOURCE FOR PARENTING ADVICE ARE TEAMING UP TO ENCOURAGE LEADERSHIP AND ACHIEVEMENT IN GIRLS. THE CAMPAIGN DRAWS ATTENTION TO THE WAYS GIRLS AND WOMEN ARE DISCOURAGED FROM LEADING, BEGINNING WHEN GIRLS ARE CALLED “BOSSY.”
AND THE PRINCETON MOM IS BACK…WITH A BOOK. SUSAN PATTON, IS THE WOMAN WHO GRABBED HEADLINES AFTER PENNING A LETTER IN THE PRINCETON STUDENT NEWSPAPER TELLING WOMEN TO FIND A HUSBAND DURING THEIR COLLEGE YEARS. SAYING ” YOU WILL NEVER AGAIN HAVE THIS CONCENTRATION OF MEN WHO ARE WORTHY OF YOU”. HER NEW BOOK MARRY SMART IS ACCORDING TO THE LA TIMES “ESSENTIALLY A 200-PLUS PAGE VERSION OF THE LETTER. GET READY FOR THE BLOGOSPHERE TO CHIME IN. FOR MORE ON THESE STORIES AND MUCH MORE SIMPLY VISIT OUR WEBSITE www.workingwomanreport.com
