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GASLIGHT GATEKEEP ANTI GIRL BOSS

The decline of “hustle” culture

By Cy Bergado

In 2014, Sophia Amoruso, the founder of the popular against male-dominated workplaces, maybe the movement actually does more harm than good.

While the essence of the Girlboss movement is female empowerment, the concept comes with many complications and nuances. Ellie Nielson, a junior gender, sexuality Girlboss movement.

Nielson believes the Girlboss movement harmfully perpetuates hustle culture, and that both hustle culture and the Girlboss movement are heavily related to our capitalist and patriarchal society. feel like the only way we are succeeding or the only way to succeed is to push ourselves beyond our capacity, then

Nielson goes on to emphasize the links between capitalism, patriarchy and the Girlboss movement. order for our lives to have worth or meaning, and patriarchy pushes the idea that we must all assimilate to a white-hetero—cis—male mainstream culture or way of push the idea that feminism looks like assimilating into the oppressive systems and structures that other feminist way of living is harmful. opment & community engagement major Maya Branch, when asked about hustle culture. Branch continues by suggesting that people who promote hustle culture are actually deluding themselves by believing in an unsustainable society. says Branch.

The consequences of hustle culture are something many Temple students are likely familiar with: burnout. ays Janie Egan, Mental Well—Being Program Coordinator at the Wellness Resource Center. Egan continued by saying that although burnout is not technically a diagnosable condition, it is something that many people report experiencing—especially in our current circumstances of a pandemic, massive world. changes we, as students, can make to mitigate burnout. To do so, we must begin by acknowledging that burnout has a situational component. for many people means changing something about the circumstances contributing to it. For college students, maybe this means being involved in fewer extracurricular activities or taking fewer classes to decrease the demands of us as individuals, there are still ways to proactively manage our responsibilities. To take care of ourselves and our mental health, individuals may also consider how to prioritize well-being through daily routines. Egan advises helpful place to start thinking about how daily behaviors can support overall wellness.

Students are also reminded that they are always welcome to seek additional support. Students can access free and Counseling Services.

Despite this cut-throat society trying to form us into at capacity, there are measures we can take to make sure we are still taking care of ourselves. After all, when we take care of ourselves, we can take care of everything else around us.