Lady Boss is the perfect anthem for every millennial boss who wants to be liked

Lady Boss is the perfect anthem for every millennial boss who wants to be likedLady Boss is the perfect anthem for every millennial boss who wants to be likedRachel Bloom, creator of Golden-Globe-winning Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, has given us musical numbers on how to give good parent and realizing yourethe villain in your own story. And now in partnership with Vanity Fair, shes also tackling the anxiety of being a ladybossin a new music video. Through the laughs about Bloom wondering how much boob is too much boob to expose to your co-workers, she is also making pointed social commentary about the common tightrope for young female bosses wanting to be respected while also wanting to be liked.I want you to do what I want /But let me say it in a nice way /All right, I shouldnt care if you think Im nice /Do you think Im a b- -? Well, I dont give a s- But if I do give a s- , is that internalized misogyny?/Is it?Truths in the laughsBloom is playing up anxiety that research has shown is well-j ustified. Harvard Business Review research says that female bosses are penalized by their employees if they dont demonstrate traditionally feminineskills like empathy, support, sensitivity, and self-disclosure.The rub is that male bosses arent seen any worse if they dont show these empathetic qualities.But for women, it matters.Blooms song also tackles female-to-female dynamics in the workplace. After Bloom asks a coworker what her problem is, and Taylor admits she thinks your success means my failure. Theres a persistent Queen Bee myth - thoroughly debunked - that women are inherently catty and wont support one anotlageher.Adam Grant and Sheryl Sandberg break down the mythin their New York Times column. They found that when a woman became a CEO, women below in her rank would have a better chance of joining senior management.Studies show that women worry about how theyre perceivedin male-dominatedoffice settings, with reason. Perceptions of behavior are very different for men and women.As Grant and Sandberg noted When female executivespromoted diversity in the workplace, they received lower performance ratings because they were seen as trying to game the system.Yet when a male executive would do the same push for diversity, he was rewarded for it with higher performance ratings.Thats why Grant and Sandberg found that when women fear that their group isnt valued, some members will distance themselves from their own kind.But in this song, theres a happy ending. After hashing out their differences through song, Bloom and Taylor come to an understanding.Overall, Ladyboss is a hilariously true look into the mind of being a young female boss who wants to please others while accomplishing her own goals.But there is a limit to wanting to be liked no matter what doubts Bloom admits she has about leading a team in her power ballad, she does not want to hear her colleague Derricks useful thoughts about this.