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    berlitzfrench: Male domination is pretty prevalent in medicine too. One of my professors asked me why I was trying to become a doctor when I could just marry one ins... more »
    honeydooo: Not in the ad business, but I am a graphic designer. And, during my review last year, 90% of it was a critique of my "spicy" personality, meaning I di... more »
    Trulymadlyme: Having a lot of friends in the industry, I do think that the sexism has greatly declined. The large agency where I know a lot of people at various lev... more »
    Lymed: Reason #87230 to work in non-profits. I know some non-profits have there problems, but I've always had great female role models in the offices I wor... more »
    pink-india-ink: I wonder how much the dearth of women in Creative has to do with the persistent belief that "women aren't funny", as well. Can any copywriters speak t... more »
    sympathyforthebasementcat: I work in advertising on an all-male team, but I've not had any problems with sexism. Maybe because most people are in their 20s here, so no relics of... more »
    letitcrash: I liked your point about how "heroines of most movies [are] ethereal free spirits or uptight control freaks." That is the thing I hate THE MOST about ... more »
    MaxAgron: Having been an advertising copywriter for nearly 20 years, I can tell you that it's still very male-dominated. Whether it's because the work of young ... more »
    Penny: First of all, that Bobbie line is my favorite of anything I've seen on MM. I am surprised to hear that women are lagging in creative, although I assu... more »
    valhalla_i_am_coming: I had to leave advertising (my chosen profession) 10 years ago because there were just too many knives lodged in my back, too many of my creative idea... more »
    mipsy6: In television and film, it's the same way. There are a quite a few female executives, but far fewer female directors, story editors or key production ... more »
  • #madworld

    "Good Ideas Have No Genitals," So Why's Advertising Still A Man's Game?

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  • #madmen

    "You Can't Be A Man. Be A Woman. It's Powerful Business, When Done Correctly."