Rising

The biggest issue I have with Work It is not the potential for it to make light of trans issues (Are straight men not allowed to do drag now? I really hope that’s not true because I don’t want to live in a world where I can’t laugh at Tootsie) but rather the way it seems to perpetuate the ludicrous notion that being a woman makes it easier to get a job.

The premise of Work It is that that women are entering the workforce at a higher rate, and so that being a woman is somehow an advantage in getting a job. If anything, it’s exactly the opposite. In female-dominated industries, males are very appealing because hiring them makes for a more diverse working environment.

Would this show make more sense in a male-dominated industry? I doubt it. Women often have to work harder to prove their legitimacy in those situations. Men assume the women are filling a quota and so they consider the women less qualified.

I’m embarrassed for everyone involved in Work It, but especially ABC. They must think so little of their viewers to put something like this on television. It’s an insult to women as well as everyone with or without a job.