--- title: #BanBossy Roundup: The 6 Best Things Written About Lean In's Ban Bossy description: Everyone's talking about banning 'bossy,' but here are the smartest takes we found canonical: https://time.com/25602/i-order-you-to-read-the-6-best-things-written-about-banning-bossy/ author: Charlotte Alter article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-03-14T21:33:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:55:01.126Z og:title: Read the 6 Best Pieces About #BanBossy, I Order You og:description: Everyone's talking about banning 'bossy,' but here are the smartest takes we found og:url: https://time.com/25602/i-order-you-to-read-the-6-best-things-written-about-banning-bossy/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt370f4c3c03f176f7/698685963bc999664d1a25b5/465001605.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1500 og:image:height: 844 og:image:alt: Sheryl Sandberg og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Read the 6 Best Pieces About #BanBossy, I Order You twitter:description: Everyone's talking about banning 'bossy,' but here are the smartest takes we found twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt370f4c3c03f176f7/698685963bc999664d1a25b5/465001605.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # I Order You to Read the 6 Best Things Written About Banning Bossy > Sponsored content. 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Sheryl Sandberg, billionaire and chief operating officer of Facebook Inc., pauses during a panel session on day four of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 25, 2014. Chris Ratcliffe—Bloomberg/Getty Images  by [Charlotte Alter](https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Senior Correspondent Mar 14, 2014 9:33 PM UTC It’s been a good week for LeanIn.org’s Ban Bossy campaign — not only did Sheryl Sandberg get Beyonce to do her bidding, she also managed to get #BanBossy trending on Facebook and Twitter. In the spirit of bossiness, we’re telling you to read the six best things written about Ban Bossy this week. Do it. Now. From TIME: [**Don’t Ban Bossy: Ban Bossiness** ](http://time.com/24942/call-a-boy-bossy/)by James Poniewozik [**I Don’t Give a $\*%& If You Call Me Bossy**](http://time.com/21498/i-dont-give-a-if-you-call-me-bossy/) by Jessica Roy From around the web: [**The Problem With Sheryl Sandberg’s ‘Ban Bossy’ Campaign**](http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/03/problem-with-the-ban-bossy-campaign.html) by Ann Friedman, New York Magazine [**Don’t ‘Ban Bossy,’ Sheryl Sandberg: Tell Us What to Do Next** ](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2014/03/10/dont-ban-bossy-sheryl-sandberg-tell-us-what-to-do-next/)by Alexandra Petri, Washington Post [**Even If ‘Bossy’ Could Be Banned, There Are Far Better Ways to Boost a Girl’s Self Esteem**](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/11/bossy-banned-boost-girls-self-esteem-facebook-sheryl-sandberg-beyonce)by Hadley Freeman [**The Problem Isn’t the Word ‘Bossy’– It’s Leaders Who Abuse Their Power**](http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/03/the-problem-isnt-the-word-bossy-its-leaders-who-abuse-their-power/284419/)by Noah Berlatsky I want the report on my desk in an hour. And in case you missed it, here’s the Ban Bossy video that everyone missed while we were watching the[ Beyonce one](http://time.com/18175/watch-beyonce-helps-sheryl-sandberg-ban-the-word-bossy/). 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