Comments on: Sex and the City Misses Workplace Issues, Fails to Attain Mary Richards Standard http://workforce.com/wpmu/washington/2008/06/05/sex-and-the-city-misses-workplace-issues-fails-to-attain-mary-richards-standard/ An insider's view of how legislation and government regulation influence workforce management. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:24:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.3-2.2.1 By: Teresa Ambord http://workforce.com/wpmu/washington/2008/06/05/sex-and-the-city-misses-workplace-issues-fails-to-attain-mary-richards-standard/#comment-8332 Teresa Ambord Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:48:28 +0000 http://workforce.com/wpmu/washington/2008/06/05/sex-and-the-city-misses-workplace-issues-fails-to-attain-mary-richards-standard/#comment-8332 Wow... this is a fantastic article. Thank you Mark Schoeff, for speaking up for those of us who actually work. There was a show on for a short time (it was one of two clones, Cashmere Mafia and Lipstick Jungle... same show, different name and network) that I actually watched for awhile -- shame on me --that featured a woman who was a high-powered Chief Operating Officer. Never once did I see this woman bothered by any deadline, staffing issue, production problem... nothing. She had the title, went to work dressed in high-high heels, never mussed her hair... spent the \ Wow… this is a fantastic article. Thank you Mark Schoeff, for speaking up for those of us who actually work. There was a show on for a short time (it was one of two clones, Cashmere Mafia and Lipstick Jungle… same show, different name and network) that I actually watched for awhile — shame on me –that featured a woman who was a high-powered Chief Operating Officer. Never once did I see this woman bothered by any deadline, staffing issue, production problem… nothing. She had the title, went to work dressed in high-high heels, never mussed her hair… spent the \

]]> By: C Gonzalez http://workforce.com/wpmu/washington/2008/06/05/sex-and-the-city-misses-workplace-issues-fails-to-attain-mary-richards-standard/#comment-8330 C Gonzalez Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:45:02 +0000 http://workforce.com/wpmu/washington/2008/06/05/sex-and-the-city-misses-workplace-issues-fails-to-attain-mary-richards-standard/#comment-8330 Mr. Schoeff: Sex was only entertainment and as you know well Hollywood never gets it 100% right. Being in W.D.C. has perhaps cloud you from humor and a good laugh, which the movie had plenty of. Most men legislators don\'t have the slightest idea how hard is for a woman to balance work and family. We have been doing it for years. You will think by now, in the 21st century, they would have already passed some type of legislation to help all working women. The truth is that the 22nd century will probably arrive first before we see such legislation. Go Carrie - nothing wrong to have it all, or dream about having all. Mr. Schoeff:
Sex was only entertainment and as you know well Hollywood never gets it 100% right. Being in W.D.C. has perhaps cloud you from humor and a good laugh, which the movie had plenty of.
Most men legislators don\’t have the slightest idea how hard is for a woman to balance work and family. We have been doing it for years. You will think by now, in the 21st century, they would have already passed some type of legislation to help all working women. The truth is that the 22nd century will probably arrive first before we see such legislation.
Go Carrie - nothing wrong to have it all, or dream about having all.

]]> By: Emma http://workforce.com/wpmu/washington/2008/06/05/sex-and-the-city-misses-workplace-issues-fails-to-attain-mary-richards-standard/#comment-8328 Emma Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:29:30 +0000 http://workforce.com/wpmu/washington/2008/06/05/sex-and-the-city-misses-workplace-issues-fails-to-attain-mary-richards-standard/#comment-8328 “I know that summer movies are supposed to offer an escape from reality, but that doesn’t mean that they have to be completely divorced from reality.” Should other current and past summer blockbusters such as Indiana Jones, Transformers, and the like be made to be closer to reality? Sex and the City, for many women, is a fantasy movie – their version of all the action adventure movies typically geared towards males. It’s meant to be an escape from the crazy lives women lead where we try to balance careers, kids, spouses, and find some time to relax whenever possible. All these issues mentioned in your blog – believe me, we feel them every single day. What’s wrong with a movie that let’s us revel in the fantasy of having a career that doesn’t take up every single minute of your day and offers flexibility to still enjoy your life, spend time with great friends, find a person to love, and still shop for great clothes? Personally, I don’t want to see Miranda go through the process of filling out FMLA paperwork! “One premise of Sex seems to be that happiness revolves around finding a rich husband or boyfriend.” Had you ever watched the show on HBO? I think anyone who knows the background of the show knows this isn’t the case. All the characters do have successful careers. Samantha didn’t need a rich boyfriend/meal ticket – she owned the PR firm that launched his career in the first place. You are painting the movie to be exactly what it isn’t. “You won’t find these issues mentioned in Sex and the City, because the film was written by Hollywood scribes rather than policy wonks.” Last I checked, Hollywood scribes should write movies while policy writers write policies. Is that really a problem? “I know that summer movies are supposed to offer an escape from reality, but that doesn’t mean that they have to be completely divorced from reality.”

Should other current and past summer blockbusters such as Indiana Jones, Transformers, and the like be made to be closer to reality? Sex and the City, for many women, is a fantasy movie – their version of all the action adventure movies typically geared towards males. It’s meant to be an escape from the crazy lives women lead where we try to balance careers, kids, spouses, and find some time to relax whenever possible.

All these issues mentioned in your blog – believe me, we feel them every single day. What’s wrong with a movie that let’s us revel in the fantasy of having a career that doesn’t take up every single minute of your day and offers flexibility to still enjoy your life, spend time with great friends, find a person to love, and still shop for great clothes? Personally, I don’t want to see Miranda go through the process of filling out FMLA paperwork!

“One premise of Sex seems to be that happiness revolves around finding a rich husband or boyfriend.”

Had you ever watched the show on HBO? I think anyone who knows the background of the show knows this isn’t the case. All the characters do have successful careers. Samantha didn’t need a rich boyfriend/meal ticket – she owned the PR firm that launched his career in the first place. You are painting the movie to be exactly what it isn’t.

“You won’t find these issues mentioned in Sex and the City, because the film was written by Hollywood scribes rather than policy wonks.”

Last I checked, Hollywood scribes should write movies while policy writers write policies. Is that really a problem?

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