Who are the two chiefs mentioned?
Sheryl Sandberg and Anna Maria Chavez
What is the firsts title?
Face-book chief operating officer
and the second?
chief of American Girl Scouts
What are they doing?
leading a campaign
about what?
to discourage the use of the word "bossy"
why?
prevents schoolgirls from seeing themselves as future "leaders
how does it do this?
destroys their confidence
when did it first appear?
1882
what does it mean?
a lady manager who was extremely bossy
where is this definition?
Oxford English Dictionary
Is this the only harmful word?
no
what else?
Pushy
What do these words imply?
women shouldn't present themselves as powerful and confident.
What do some educators believe?
it should be reclaimed, rather than banned
Are all lady bosses bossy?
no
What could it be replaced with?
confidence
or?
assertiveness
Who suggests this?
Sara Mills
who is she?
professor
where?
Sheffield University