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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMika B: Women who can "do it all".. It's possible!
note: The author only interviewed women who earn 6 figures.
This entire M Joe segment is a massive insult to the 99%.
Nay
(12,051 posts)plenty of money do it all by hiring most of it out. When you find out they have a maid, a nanny, takeout restaurants on speed dial, only drycleanable clothes, and a lawn care company, you get a whole lot less impressed by their ability to "do it all."
I have the same respect for those people who start their own businesses and make a million bucks. If you read the glowing article about them, somewhere in there is a phrase that states: "Jo Smith's uncle lent her $100,000 to get her started." I stop reading at that point because, frankly, most anybody could start a business and have a decent chance if someone else ponies up $100,000 startup money.
annabanana
(52,791 posts)Mika was made to feel so inadequate because she can't seems to get enough sleep.
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,847 posts)The2ndWheel
(7,947 posts)We're lucky if we can do one thing decently. We're limited being on a finite planet. When we can accept that, we'll most likely still mess things up.
bullwinkle428
(20,631 posts)JustAnotherGen
(31,922 posts)I think her intent is positive - but she comes across as tone deaf.
Her 'tour' was supposed to focus on women at all points in their careers.
Unfortunately - she has not to date - addressed the hotel housekeeper, the baby sitter, the cafeteria cashier, the WalMart Stock clerk . . . I certainly hope this 'segment' addressed how a real living wage could help these women to 'do it all' - like being able to pay all of their bills on time, afford co-pays (if they have employer provided insurance) when their children get sick, have a little savings account for emergencies, be able to buy their children school supplies, help out her senior parents financially when their heating bill comes in January . . .
You know - little 'do it all' kinds of things.
Tone Deaf. She's tone deaf.
And oh btw - those women I mentioned? They are all at work right now. Mika needs to pick up that mic she threw.
SoCalDem
(103,856 posts)She's interested in boosting HER importance to make speaking fees and to sell her books..
She's just a prop for their formulaic show..
Mika..flirty,fawning "gal Friday"
Joe...Brash outspoken know-nothing blowhard
Barnicle..crusty old guy who always remembers stuff from the past
Donny Deutsch..flirty "Richie Rich" guy who's there to "fake-embarass" Mika
Eugene Robinson..token smart black guy who tries his best to calm Joe down with facts that Joe always ignores
Willie Geist.. "Jimmy Olson-esque" newcomer, upstart..butt of jokes from the elders
Jonathon Capehart...openly gay AND black (see how accommodating and open-minded Joe really is )
They've got the "AM drive time"-for tv angle covered.....
Their routine "guests" run the gamut ...from A to B.