Is that a leather skirt?
Seriously?
Thought you could ‘rock that look’?
It’s time to end these goddamned, airbrushed glamour shots of media executives.
So ridiculous. So narcissistic.
Men in powerful positions just have to stand there in a frumpy suit and they get total respect.
Women don’t have that luxury because men won’t allow it.
And that’s the real issue here. (For the record, I love fashion and wearing nice clothes – that’s not the point here at all.)
Perhaps it’s the Hollywood Reporter’s fault for deciding to sex up the Women In Entertainment Power 100 visuals by employing an army of stylists – but I think it’s important to other women struggling to move up male dominated ladder if the women actually at the top project a more realistic self image.
I don’t recall the Men In Entertainment Power 100 photo spread showing Rupert Murdoch with a spray tan and a speedo.
Women aspiring to reach top positions in Entertainment shouldn’t be made to feel they have to dress a certain way in order to get to those positions – as though it’s a requirement for the job.
And, yes, I realize many will say it is a requirement for the job – that how you look is just as important as how much you know. But I think it’s time to change all that – leather skirt by leather skirt.
Jill Kennedy – OnMedea
Jill Kennedy is a former media analyst for a major Wall Street investment bank that has now gone out of business (in disgrace).
Medea was a real bitch from classical mythology - as most famously dramatized by Euripides.
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7 comments
a dude says:
December 5, 2012 at 10:58 am (UTC -7 )
I like it. Keep it coming!
Sheree Victorian says:
December 5, 2012 at 12:41 pm (UTC -7 )
The only reason women continue to dress to entertain men is because they remain the object of every man’s fantasy. And a lot of women enjoy that position. When women decide their self image and intelligence is what they should be judged by. Society will follow with a presentation that reflects that preference. There are to many women who agree with the status quot. Therefore, in the business environment there are always women who will continue to participate as the executive doll baby on the shelf.
We women need to re-set the standard.
Cameron Paton says:
December 6, 2012 at 4:02 pm (UTC -7 )
Seriously, Jill?
Comparing a business woman in a turtleneck and mid length leather skirt
to a businessman in a Speedo?
You’ve really got to find somebody rational to proofread your stuff before you hit the submit button.
Lisa Skorets says:
May 24, 2013 at 2:30 am (UTC -7 )
Jill, I can’t help but notice your headshot. Does it also bother you that writers also feel forced to dye their hair and tweak their faces? Did you ever stop to think that maybe Nancy wears what SHE wants? Not every woman is a victim…
Jill Kennedy says:
May 30, 2013 at 9:32 am (UTC -7 )
I believe you missed the point. She is wearing what men want her to wear.
Eileen says:
May 24, 2013 at 2:48 am (UTC -7 )
Agreed. Women decide what power looks like these days. Gone are the days men decide what looks appropriate. I thought the same thing when I saw the writer’s headshot – if looks don’t matter, why have the airbrushed head shot?
Jill Kennedy says:
May 30, 2013 at 9:34 am (UTC -7 )
Because I’m very self-conscious.