
Ashley James: You’re a bimbo! Mumsy! Bossy! How we shrink confidence out of girls
From Happy Place
Published 2/9/2026
You’re a bimbo. A nag. Too mumsy. Too bossy. Ever had any of those labels put on you? Far from harmless words, Ashley James is clear they all work to shrink women and girls.In this chat with Fearne, Ashley recalls her first experiences of street harassment, and the way she victim blamed…