trips and not being her daughter's primary caretaker and while mira derives pride excitement and a sense of identity from her success this is also pretty precarious as like many real-life well-paid execs she's vulnerable to getting suddenly ousted from her job if the corporate politics turn against her i felt so disposable and uh yeah so i felt old a number of today's seeming girl boss characters may subvert the trope's expectations or outgrow it over the course of their stories set it up's kirsten stevens initially comes across as a classic girl boss villain to her assistant harper but we come to sympathize with how kirsten has adopted this harsh demeanor in order to succeed in the male-dominated world of sports journalism and her coldness is largely a response to feeling judged for choosing to prioritize her career rather than a domestic life they just need to confirm you're okay with sharing a room with helen since you're both coming alone do they need me to confirm that i'm gonna spend a thousand dollars a night to share bunk beds like kids at sleepaway camp similarly ted lasso's rebecca welton starts off villainous as she's planning to sabotage her own club afc richmond just to punish her ex-husband but as the series progresses we see how rebecca is processing her pain over her marriage as well as the ageism she's faced from a media that favors the man who cheated on her with many younger women the press is calling her rebecca and you're what old rebecca old rebecca over time as she works through her difficult feelings she becomes a true confidant and friend to her work team look i know all too well how stunningly shitty the first christmas after you get divorced can be i just wanted to make sure you're okay and blossoms into a pretty amazing boss we also see female characters who aren't channeling their inner girl boss enough when the story begins like ted lasso's keeley who learns to own her personal ambition over time and marriage stories nicole who finds that her painful divorce actually leads to a new life where she's professionally thriving and ultimately a lot happier in reality successful women vary like everyone else while some are cutthroat and ruthless some are wonderful bosses who mentor other women or prioritize employees well-being most are somewhere in between and all are complicated human beings while we need stories that critique the unequal system that the girl boss villain participates in we have to also make sure those critiques aren't reductive caricatures that demonize female success it's a fine line to walk but a necessary one they hired another female executive and compete with her i did until i got her fired this is the take on your favorite movie shows and pop culture thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe ever wish that you had the get up and go of a girl boss minus any of the villainous qualities this video sponsor skillshare can help you harness that ambitious energy in a positive way and right now the first thousand viewers to click the link in the description below will get an entire month of skillshare for free not sure where to start i recently took emma gannon's class finding
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