Back in February, there were whispers that Rashida Jones was in talks to remake 9 to 5 for “the #MeToo era.” This confused me, considering that 9 to 5 is already a movie about sexual harassment and predatory office politics—politics which arguably haven’t changed since 1980. You really don’t have to bend over…
Deadline reported on Wednesday that 20th Century Fox has been taking steps toward developing a remake of the 1980 comedy 9 to 5, and sources say the studio has been courting Rashida Jones to co-write the script along with creator Pat Resnick.
Here’s something fun: Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, reuniting on the Emmy’s stage, together again, 37 years after 9 to 5.
What are jobs good for, anyway? I mean, aside from the money and career prospects? I submit it’s the free pizza, the free toilet paper, and the free friends—not necessarily in that order. And now, a new op-ed suggests we’ve stopped getting cozy with our coworkers for a variety of reasons. What gives?
There’s a good chance all of our moms could get together again for a 9 to 5 reunion. At the Television Critics Association summer press tour, Dolly Parton discussed the possibility of appearing on Grace and Frankie, the Netflix series that features her two Nine to Five co-stars, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, in the…
On Tuesday morning, the Department of Labor released an overtime policy proposal that would substantially raise the base wages of workers who are classified as “managers”—and thus ineligible for time-and-a-half—despite receiving pay as low as $23,000 per year.
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?
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.
[Los Angeles; March 19, 1980. Image via Getty]
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.
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?!?!
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]
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]
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.
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]
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…
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…
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…
