‘Girl Boss’, ‘Chick-lit’ and ‘Mumpreneur’: Empowering or patronising?

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English - February 24, 2020 05:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MB - ★ - 1 rating
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Have you been referred to as a lady or a girl boss? Do you like reading chick-lit? How do these terms make you feel? We discuss where these terms come from, whether they were designed to empower or belittle us and why you should never call Laura a Mummy Blogger….
We also chat to award winning entrepreneur, App designer and mother-of-two Tara O’Connell about her feelings on this topic and her hopes for the future.

ARTICLE LINKS

These Female Writers Want To Stop “Chick Lit” Being Used To Describe Work By Women

Shocking research shows how little we value books written by women

Girl boss: When empowerment slogans backfire

Please, can we stop saying chick-lit?

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HOSTS: Alana Dagwell and Laura Jackel

PRODUCER: Melanie Sargeant, Newcastle Podcast Station

THANKS TO: Event Cinemas Kotara and Glendale

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