The ‘Girl Boss’ Era Looked Different for Black Women
By Many people define a “girl boss” in a myriad of ways, but what did she look like? What image comes to mind? In the eight years since Nasty Gal founder first coined the phrase with her New York Times best-selling manifesto, the girl bosses that society most elevated fit a singular mold: They were white. In that time period—from 2014 to 2019—women-owned businesses increased by 21% to a . Calls to support these entrepreneurs were more vocal than ever before, and a that included countless conferences, podcast, newsletters, and blogs all devoted to the concept of being a girl boss was born.