Hollywood has idealised successful women

It's remarkable how quickly time passes when you have nothing to do. I look back upon the past few weeks and wonder where has the time all gone?

Now every time I watch a romantic comedy about a woman with a successful career and perfect boyfriend all I'm fantasising about is, gosh I wish I had her job. Whereas before I'd say, gosh I wish I had her relationship. I realise however that they equally idealise the job as much as they do the man in movies. No one I know has one hour lunch breaks, a multi million dollar new York apartment, a sexy boss who they can inappropriately flirt with, colleagues that are all witty and time for drinks every night. Even more important no successful woman I know can be as feminine as these women behave and dress at work and still be respected by their colleagues. It's an impossible ideal.



Yes, because when I am a working journalist for a New York newspaper column I can afford Dior and YSL and do nothing all week! Nice try Sex and the City.