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Retro Maghag

Were Women In The '50s & '60s Really Like The Ones On Mad Men?

You may have noticed that we have a little obsession with AMC's Mad Men. Although the show is lots of fun, sometimes we have to wonder if its depiction of women is accurate. Sure, ladies were limited, career-wise, to secretarial or low-level jobs and wives of upwardly mobile men were growing increasingly bored of their housewife roles (Hello, approaching feminist movement!). But the way that the show depicts females might lead one to believe that unless you are a fast-talking Bobbie Barrett or a seductive mother hen like Joan, successful women in the workplace were hard to come by. While it would not be shocking if a TV show portrayed stereotypes, it's still interesting to dig deeper and find out more about the working woman from yesteryear. So, where do you go when you want information about women? Women's magazines! We checked out some issues from the '50s and '60s. After the jump, take a trip back to the now-folded pages of Mademoiselle and Charm, "the magazine for women who work" (so niche!). More »

5:00 PM on Mon Sep 29 2008
By Maria
17,078 views, 121 comments

Latest by jyllish: @BrutallyHonestBabes: Depending on the types of spoons, I think there are two possible explanations: #1) Once upon a time, One Of The Things A Good Woman Should Own was a nice set of silverware...which was way too expensive to buy all at once. So, as a single gal, you picked a more »

domestic disturbances

Public Opinion Down On British Working Mums

A new study out of the UK says: get back to the kitchen, betch! Well, it doesn't exactly say that, but the survey conducted by Cambridge University sociologists shows that the number of people who believe "family life would not suffer if a woman went to work" has dropped substantially since 1998. Back in those hazy Blair/Clinton years, 51% of women and 45.9% of men believe that family life would be okay if women worked, and a follow up in 2002 showed that only 46% of women and 42% of men were supportive of women working outside the home, the BBC reports. More »

9:30 AM on Wed Aug 6 2008
By Jessica
2,116 views, 105 comments

Latest by Anycah: @Rhymes with Silver Using biological reasoning as a "just so" story for why women do housework does not sit well with me. There are personality quirks that would make someone more inclined to housework or cleanliness, but I doubt they really are more found in or confined to one gender. more »

"Am I Too Attractive To Get Hired?" We're gonna go with, "Probably not." [US News] MORE »

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9 to 5

Discrimination Complaints By Pregnant Women Are On The Rise

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 »

9:30 AM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Jessica
8,016 views, 330 comments

Latest by nardo218: @meaghan2k: I don't subscribe to the notion that you can't be a feminist if you're a mother For one thing, you're our most important resource in raising feminist, aware, socially conscious kids. more »

working girls

Love And Marriage? Just Fucking Pay Us Already

Is the new slogan for women "To hell with love, I'm working for a hedge fund?" According to a recent study, men are more willing than women to prioritize romantic relationships over personal career goals. There was a time in this country when a woman would jokingly say she went to college to get her MRS; to learn a little and meet a husband. Change is in the air! In the study — which sounds suspiciously similar to others in the news last year — researchers Catherine Mosher of Duke University Medical Center and Sharon Danoff-Burg at the University of Albany asked undergraduates to rate the importance of stuff like financial success, career, education, romantic relationships, marriage, children and friendship. Maybe it's not so surprising that 51% of the women ranked romance over achievement — but 61% of the men did? Who are these mushy, large-hearted college boys? Were the regular douches too hung over from frat parties to participate?
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4:40 PM on Fri Jan 4 2008
By dodai
5,927 views, 83 comments

Latest by limoniastrum: @designmartini: I hate that saying! Fuck G.S. if that's what she thinks. To say that we don't need each other is just foolish. I need men in my life, I need women in my life, I need to eat, drink and shit. I always thought more »