Stop Using Gendered Labels for Leaders
Mika Reyes
Co-founder at King’s Cross Labs · ex-LinkedIn PM & Forbes 30 Under 30
Dear everyone, can we stop calling powerful leaders who just happen to be women “girlboss” or “female founders” or [gender qualifier + title]?
I get that it comes from a good place but it actually reinforces the idea that it’s unusual for women to be in power.
We don’t say “male CEO” or “man founder" or "boy boss."
So why call it out for anyone else?
Gender doesn’t make any of us qualified. Our work does.
Hope we can normalize dropping the qualifier!
Regards!