Sex Swap

Danielle, PLEASE explain that third paragraph! What was your point? It sure does seem to be stereotyping and insulting to women.

I tried to research a bit before I wrote, but I'm not finding much info by follwing the links in the entry. The link to the "Feminization of Men...." goes to careerbuilder.com is that correct?

Hi,

The "metrosexual effect" takes place slowly at my company (F100) but it is definitely catching on.

I usually care about my appereance. That had noticeable effect in my manager whom started caring more about his looks.

If you are young and entering the work force as I am, then a good dose of metrosexuality will help you stand out in a good way.

As for your comments I think they are a bit out of focus. Women are not to "blame" for something that is better for the workforce as a whole. Blame carries a lot of misconceptions about gender and oppresion.

Now I understand that we are in a male dominated society but I think that is time for women to take the post again ......

Ummm, it's no big secret that women rule the world. Men are only a distraction.

I'm so relieved I work in an industry where the genderf*%ked and eccentrics are readily available and accepted, because at the end of the day, all that matters is the quality of the work produced.

For those businesses outside of the artistic sphere, it seems to me that the same methodology can be applied: the quality of work produced, not the work style, physical appearance, and emotional personality, should be the focus.

For management, if you stop looking for the differences in men vs. women, in Team A vs. Team B, you are not going to notice those differences, and in the end, a better team of motivated individuals will emerge.

I'm glad other people will be bringing in homemade cookies. It was such a burden. Thanks for showing that men can pitch in just as much as women in the workforce!

Thanks for being so open minded. I'm going to go hide in a bathroom stall and cry tears of joy.

Amen Aleah.

My problem with the metrosexual movement is that the office should not be a fashion show. I've seen entire companies go away where they put image before product. I have no problems with an office looking tidy, or even if there is some unspoken dress code (or spoken--look at the wonders things like that has done for companies such as Siebel). But the moment the office becomes something else besides a place of business--watch out. Too bad the real losers in this race are usually investors who don't know the ins and outs of such companies until it's too late.

The ones that try to define business trends by fashion movement are going to have to eat the dust of us who are actually setting the trends.

Diference makes competition possible. Difference is human nature. Can you image a company in which all individuals are not identified by personality glitches or life or work styles?

Can you imagine a society in which we are all equal?
An artist would stop being different and special because there is not reason why she should be...

I think that artists are the ultimate differenciators. They define cultural barriers through their art and are the flagship of ancient civilizations.

Danielle, here we have branding at its best.

Metrosexuals? What a clever label. There are sensitive people (man and women) and there are people who are not so fuzzy. They have always existed -- today maybe it's more OK to be that way.

The epidemy of following fashion for males can be observed in Italian men -- yet if you've met any, you'll know they are not so feminine after all.

Antoniocapo, Difference is great - I wouldn't argue otherwise. What I was pointing out is that differences be respected, but should not an issue of contention or rigid definition.

Further to that, great thinkers/artists throughout history created change thru their work, and not in what they were wearing or who they were dating or what their sexuality happened to be - Although these things flavor the work, it should not be the focus.

Since when does just being a gentleman-- friendly, considerate, inclusive etc.-- consitutute being more feminine? I've never understood why people claim these are purely female behaviors when in reality they are universal rules for how to treat fellow humans.