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Burnt Out

by loujackson @ 2006-08-30 - 10:35:52

"I did everything that Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels."
Ginger Rogers

Is it true that women have to work harder than men to achieve the same level of and success and recognition? I think Ginger Roger's words are still very poignoint even after all these years. Certainly in my experience in the Film industry women have to put in longer hours for less money and experience slower career progression. In comparison the men have extra time to network at the pub (always good for scoping out the next promotion) and spend with their families. Whereas women are sacrificing their chance of having a family for time spent in the office. Unfortuntely this seems to result much of the time in bitter and exhausted female workers and to be honest who wants to promote them or go for a jaunt to the pub? And thus the cycle repeats itself...


 
 

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aeowolf [Visitor]
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2006-09-10 @ 12:36

It does amuse sometimes in movies when you have the hero wearing all the right gear running around the jungle, city, snowstorm, etc, usually with the heroine (who he is of course rescuing) in tow wearing inappropriate (strategically ripped) dress, heels and full make up doing everything he does and keeping up with him. In real life, the industry I'm in (civil service) has plenty of women in managerial positions, so I think things have changed in some areas, but we still have a way to go.

loujacksonloujackson [Member]
2006-09-14 @ 16:36

I suppose tarzan is a prime example of this 'muscle bound hero saving his erotically dishevlled helpless woman' phenomenon. It is irritating to see female characters in this genre nearly always the saved and not the saver. Although Kill Bill 1 and Audition did make quite an impact! Generally though the hero character must be quite unsettling for men to watch as they seem a handsome, successful, muscular, charming, intelligent, funny character get the girl...Thats quite a standard to live up to!

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