Jezebel: 9 To 5

In Netherlands, Part-Time Work Isn't Just For Ladies Anymore

Anna North — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:30:00 EST

Dutch women have long been known for their part-time work schedules — but now men are jumping on the bandwagon too. Could the Netherlands provide a template for killing the 9-to-5? More »

Dyeing Your Hair Is The Latest Workplace Concern

Sadie Stein — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:40:00 EST

Someone wrote into the career blog Corporette asking for advice on how to look older — a common refrain for young women. But this conversation went off in an interesting direction: to dye or not to dye. More »

What A Way To Make A Living

Katy Kelleher — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:10:00 EDT

[Los Angeles; March 19, 1980. Image via Getty]

Self-Help Author: Women Need To Quit Juggling, Start Outsourcing

Anna North — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:00:00 EDT

Last week, Barbara Ehrenreich took self-help guru Marcus Buckingham to task for his ideas about women's happiness. Now he's all over Business Week, telling women how to enjoy their lives and careers, so we decided to take a closer look. More »

Female "Bullies" At Work: What Are These Pieces Really Trying To Say?

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:00:00 EDT

In January, the New York Times ran a piece about the "sisterhood" of "workplace infighting." On Saturday, the paper published "Backlash: Women Bullying Women at Work." Perhaps the wimminz needs to stay at home?!?! More »

The View: Dolly Parton Discusses Ageism In The Record Industry

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:30:00 EDT

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Today on The View, Dolly talked about how major label aren't signing "older" artists anymore (including herself). Later, the cast of 9 to 5 performed a song from the musical, which Dolly wrote. More »

They're Fired

Anna Holmes — Fri, 01 May 2009 09:20:00 EDT

Ouch: "Give some credit to '9 to 5' - the overinflated whoopee cushion lodged at the Marquis Theater - for bucking this spring's fashion trends." And that's just the first sentence. [NY Times] More »

9 To 5 Scores Perfect 15

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:40:00 EDT

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9 to 5, the Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton, received 15 Drama Desk nominations, beating the previous record of 14. Awards will be presented on May 17. [Reuters] More »

Dolly Parton Is Vloggin', Y'all

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:45:00 EDT

Dolly Parton has taken to vlogging on YouTube. In this installment, she's excited about the opening of 9 to 5 on Broadway, for which she wrote the music. [Perez Hilton] More »

Bullied At Work? Chances Are, The Abuser Is Another Woman

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:40:00 EST

Leadership coach Peggy Klaus says a recent study by the Workplace Bullying Institute (?!?) finds that female bullies direct their dysfunction at other women more than 70 percent of the time. More »

Madonna Treats Her Concert Crew To Second-Class Accomodations

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:00:00 EDT

The crew on Madonna's world tour is threatening to quit because they had to stay at a cheap airport hotel while she stayed in an £11,000-a-night castle. It cannot be confirmed whether or not Her Madgesty said, "Let them eat cake." [Mirror, WOW Report]
Here's the latest on David Duchovny: He may have had an addiction to online porn. And he may have released a statement about it because he was already in treatment and a fellow patient was about to sell info to the tabloids. [Fox News]
Looking back at old interviews, Duchovny revealed his love of porn and '80s porn stars. [People]
Meanwhile, Tea Leoni has canceled her appearance at the Toronto Film Festival. [People]
Lindsay Lohan hung out with Sam Ronson instead of going to her grandfather's wake on Long Island. [The Sun]
Lindsay signed a MySpace message "This song is for SR… ILY." Translation: "This song is for Sam Ronson. I love you." [Pop Dirt]
Are Queen Latifah and her long time partner Jeanette Jenkins planning on adopting? Are they out now? [ONTD]

9 To 5

Anna Holmes — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:30:00 EDT

An interesting yet ultimately depressing hypothesis found on a blog-post about our feature Fine Lines: "I can’t remember where I read this, but on a blog recently someone hypothesized that the reason Jezebel is so popular is because smart women are underutilized in their jobs." [South In The Winter] More »

Dolly Parton: Feminist Icon?

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:30:00 EDT

Everybody loves Dolly Parton, even if they aren't particularly into her music. You'd be hard pressed to find anyone saying a cruel word about her. In fact, she's probably the only celeb who can get away with, at times, hideous dresses on the red carpet and step away unscathed by fashion critics and tabloid rags because people are like, "Oh, that's our Dolly!" With her big boobs and big hair and big makeup, she's the embodiment of extreme femininity. But is she a feminist? She's certainly been beloved by many feminists across the board, wave after wave, ever since she wrote the women-in-the-workplace anthem "9 to 5." A male writer, Harry Phibbs, at the Guardian explored this phenomenon today, asking whether or not she's a feminist icon. More »

Babies At The Office: Distracting Or Delightful?

Jessica G. — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:30:00 EDT

Bring your daughter to work day is well, any day ending in "-day" for some companies. According to The Guardian, over 80 U.S. companies allow new parents to bring babies to work anytime they want. This information comes from a non-profit organization called Parenting At Work, and a quick perusal of the companies that allow babies at the office shows that most of those workplaces are baby-oriented anyway; for instance, Kangaroo Kids, a retail store for children, maternity and breastfeeding, allows its employees to bring babies to work. But what about bringing a baby to the office when you're a cubicle slave? The Guardian asked three writers who are also new parents to bring their babies to the office, and hilarity ensued. More »

Discrimination Complaints By Pregnant Women Are On The Rise

Jessica G. — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:30:00 EDT

In the aftermath of the Spitzer scandal, many feminists chastized Silda for opting out of her high-powered corporate law job to tend the hearth, but perhaps the blame should be placed on a system that often discriminates against pregnant women and mothers in the first place. According to an article in today's Wall Street Journal, in the past year, discrimination claims from pregnant women to the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission have risen 14%. While there is a Pregnancy Discrimination Act , most working women are shocked when they realize how little it covers. " The Journal observed a local gathering of more than 100 working mothers recently where an advertising exec said, "I thought we were protected. Then I find out we can be fired while we're pregnant, employers can refuse to hire us — what exactly are our rights?" More »