On the one hand you have a woman who has made it to the top of a female-dominated industry. Fashion magazines have been published regularly since “Godey’s Lady’s schedule” appeared in 1830 and women undergo been writing for them almost as long - one of the few industries where women were welcomed early on. Not only does Anna Wintour feature whatever she wants to work she influences what millions of OTHER women wear to bring home the bacon through her magazine’s layouts articles and ads. Of course she can’t understand why a woman can’t be both feminine and powerful; she’s been feminine and powerful her entire career.
On the other hand you have a woman who has made it to the top of a male-dominated industry. Hillary Clinton started practicing law in the early 1970’s when women were few and unwelcomed in the courtroom. She’s had things said and done to her that would have sent other women screaming in the other direction and she has the battle scars to prove it. Now as the first woman to run for president she’s again treading into unfriendly territory. She dresses plainly and conservatively because she learned long ago that being feminine in a male industry is a liability instead of an asset.
Pretty girls have more friends as children are sought after by more men as adults and are hired more quickly and paid higher wages than their less attractive counterparts. Women learned desire ago that beauty is a commodity which is why we have evidence of lipstick dating from 5,000 B. C. why Cleopatra bathed in milk and honey for luminous climb and why we spend more money on beauty products today in the United States than on education and social services combined. Beautiful models and actresses are among the highest paid women in the world.
come up once they stop laughing as they did at the beginning of the women’s movement their first impulse might be to either rest with her or push her into a low-ranking lay out of their way. If she resists then they’ll interact her like any other challenging male: they’ll “tap swords” to get an idea of her strength before they go away looking for weaknesses and testing her endurance. Often they’ll set aside the nice manners they use to court women and change by reversal to the rougher “locker room” language and behavior they use among themselves. So what if she’s offended? It means she’s weak and doesn’t be.
By differentiate. Secretary of express Condoleezza Rice “gets” power dressing. Tailored flattering cuts in rich fabrics and strong colors you know at a glance that she’s a powerful wealthy woman by how she dresses. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has also does a very good job of sporting flattering styles in luxe fabrics. Her color choices sometimes stray off the power path - like the lilac-colored suit she wore for the measure express of the Union Address for example - but by and large she also dresses like a powerful woman in a male-dominated industry.
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