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Working Girl

“Do I Look Like I Don’t Belong Here?”

Carrie Courogen·
Issue 83: Secrets and Confessions
Working Girl (1988) | Art by Tony Stella
Mike Nichols' Working Girl, at its heart, is a film that examines the nuances of the intersection of class and feminism, packaged slyly in the form of a light-hearted, girl power-flavored workplace comedy. 
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A Postscript to Working Girl (Or: “Tess McGill Doesn’t Like Others Doubting What She’s Earned”)

Kelsey Ford·
Issue 20: Mike Nichols
No one thing pushed me over. I’d been on the brink for awhile.
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