It’s not just stories that women have to share that are making the news lately; it’s where they choose to share it. Most recently, Politico declared that “women’s magazines demean powerful women — even when they’re trying to celebrate them,” a dynamic Politico referred to as “the princess effect.”
Dismissing women’s magazines and their concerns as inherently trivial perpetuates sexism in a different way. That’s why it’s so heartening to see some powerful women (like former New York Times editor Jill Abramson) siding with the supposedly demeaning lady magazines — and publicly defending that choice. After all, why should we consider clothes and childcare such insulting topics in the first place? Why shouldn’t those conversations coexist with ambition and professional accomplishments?
Are Women’s “Outside the Office” Interests as Important as Mens?
If we really want to talk honestly about ‘having it all’, we need to start by according a woman’s many interests outside the office the same deference we do a man’s. And that’s only fair: A male politician’s interest in sports makes him relate-able, not lightweight! Read more from The Cut.