In the Pink
So, this isn’t directly childfree related, but more of a feminist related post. A few months ago, I stumble upon this magazine called Pink, touting being a business and career magazine published exclusively for women. I was intrigued and signed up to be sent a free trial issue. My career is definitely high on my lists of focuses in life, and I had never heard of one about women’s career issues and topics.
Well, a few weeks later, my issue arrived. It is still a fledgling magazine, only a couple years old, but the readership is steadily growing. It covered topics from salary negotiations, women’s business book reviews, getting the corner office, handling office politics, and even chic office gadgets and fashions. Think Glamour meets Fortune. Very interesting. They were all very good reads and I’m thinking about subscribing as I haven’t found any bookstores around that carry it. (Surprise, surprise. I live in a state that thinks most women belong in the kitchen. Gag me.)
Of course, there were one or two articles on balancing mommyhood and careers (that I skipped right over). However, the bulk of the magazine seemed to be focused on just women and their careers, parenthood not included. For those of you independent, career-driven women out there, it’s worth signing up for the free issue. For those of you men who have independent, career-driven women in your lives (you lucky dogs!) pass on the message.
July 29, 2007 at 11:16 am
Sounds good, but I don’t know why they have to include any mommyhood articles. All the other women’s magazines are on that topic, so they should keep their niche to be about women’s issues, not mommy issues.
Last year I was looking for an issue of BUST because there was a childfree article in it and I couldn’t find any stores that sold it around. I ended up having a friend buy it and send it to me!
August 1, 2007 at 5:10 am
I agree, why have any mommy -hood articles at all? Otherwise it sounds like an interesting read.
August 5, 2007 at 1:55 am
That sounds like a magazine after my own heart. They could just skip the parenting shit altogether though. Plenty of “women’s magazines” are filled with that kind of crap.
I only have two magazine subscriptions right now…Essence and Vanity Fair.
I like to read sophisticated stuff which is hard to find in women’s magazines. Couture fashion bores me because no one wears that shit in regular life so fuck “Vogue” and I am SO over Cosmo and their “50 ways to give a man a great orgasm” articles.
I already know all those tricks, and I’m tired of reading about that stuff anyway. It just says we’re only here to “please men” or “snap up a man” or “MAKE HIM WANT YOU!” and it reeks of desperation.
Gimme a break.
August 6, 2007 at 7:58 am
I completely agree with the above sentiments that the parenting vs. career articles aren’t necessary. Fortunately, in the latest issue I received (a few days after posting this) there was not a SINGLE article to be found that mentioned parenting or mommyhood. Maybe I just didn’t find it, but I went through it after reading it for basically that sole purpose. None. Nadda. It was a beautiful thing.
November 5, 2007 at 6:02 pm
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