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How the myth of the ‘girlboss’ harms emerging women in tech

TechCrunch LA

allocate 98% of their funding to startups helmed by men. Nasty Gal CEO Sophia Amoruso is credited with coining the term in the title of her 2014 memoir, “#Girlboss,” which chronicled her rags-to-riches success and was adapted into a Netflix show. It’s more of a mockery,” said Isa Watson , founder and CEO of social media app Squad.

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