tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225774853386171631.post3637222378224345838..comments2023-09-19T01:40:57.574-07:00Comments on Focusing on Feminism: Women's Studies: Day 1Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225774853386171631.post-31091685866736564782010-10-17T12:42:14.658-07:002010-10-17T12:42:14.658-07:00I know this comment is about a month late, but I j...I know this comment is about a month late, but I just watched the movie "Stepmom" last night, and the points you make in this post really struck home when I was watching the movie. The media again and again shows us that women are not really able to "have it all." They essentially must choose between a successful career or their family or personal life. In "Stepmom," the stepmom, Isabelle is a very successful, top-notch ad photographer. As she begins to take on more of a role with her fiancee's two children, she is forced to leave work early often to pick up the kids from school or spend time with them. One time, Isabelle has to leave a shooting to pick up the kids and her boss tells her that her work is suffering as a result and that she has lost her "edge." If she leaves now, he claims, he's going to be forced to fire her, essentially making her choose between the children, whom she is beginning to love, and her career, which she has worked her whole life for. She ends up leaving and choosing her personal life over her career. I found it really telling how her fiancee, the father of the children, was never put in the same situation as Isabelle, where his career suffered as a result of his personal life. While I love this movie, I didn't like the message it gave off that men can have it all, while women cannot.okubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10579185634003797173noreply@blogger.com