The Devil Wears Prada and the False Promise of the Girlboss

EVERYONE who signs up to my giveaway will receive a FREE Rose suction toy with their order! https://www.shopbboutique.co/vibe/bryonyclaire-yt3 The Devil wears Prada 2 has just arrived on our screens and everyone is flocking to see it. What is the world like for these three ambitious girlbosses and where has their ambition led them? The first film has become a cult classic for so many as we can really see ourselves on screen with these characters, even if they are much more iconic than us. Female ambition was displayed in it's ruthless form as the girlboss was embodied, and we all thought that by leaning in and working harder we'd get recognized, carve a place in the corporate world and be treated with respect. But that hasn't worked out for so many of us, actually, things have turned against women as workplaces have become more hostile. Let's connect: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/BryonyClaire IG: https://www.instagram.com/bryonyclaire_vegan/?hl=en business enquiries only: [email protected] Timestamps: 00:00 intro 02:56 the legacy of the Devil Wears Prada 10:56 working as a woman 21:18 The devil is back **spoilers** section 35:02 wrapping up Stephanie OConnell's work: https://tooambitious.com/ https://www.instagram.com/stefanieoconnell/ Reels/tiktoks featured: https://www.instagram.com/rizhouari/ Dr.candiselin https://www.instagram.com/p/DXsxcngCkMi/ lilxbao: https://www.instagram.com/p/DXegXRJEUmC/ Youtube videos referenced: vogue interview with real emily: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apY-EueZpAQ @AbbyCox https://youtu.be/WUgxfRMpkjE?si=wifOOnWPSpYVsdhX Studies: Neoliberal Feminism and Women's Protest Motivation https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/03616843241238176 working overtime study: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/01902725221141059 study more women in committees https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.20151211 fashion sweatshop labor: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2752/175693809X469139 Artist work shown: Liberal jane: https://www.instagram.com/liberaljane/?hl=en Sources: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/529215/it-will-take-almost-100-years-to-close-gender-pay-gap-at-current-rate https://www.women.govt.nz/sites/default/files/2025-02/Gender%20pay%20gap%20fact%20sheet_0.pdf https://www.epi.org/blog/the-gender-pay-gap-widened-slightly-in-2025-how-trumps-first-year-in-office-hurt-women-and-what-states-can-do-to-fix-it/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/15/gender-pay-gap-persist-30-years-uk-tuc https://www.weareams.com/blog/who-benefits-from-dei/ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/17/facebook-sheryl-sandberg-feminism https://abcnews.com/GMA/working-moms-affected-return-office-policies-expert/story?id=124613629 https://www.businessoffashion.com/briefings/sustainability/italian-sweatshop-probe-luxury-lvmh-armani/ https://www.hrmorning.com/articles/the-great-exodus-why-women-are-leaving-the-workforce-and-how-to-keep-them/ https://www.businessinsider.com/recent-company-layoffs-laying-off-workers-2026 https://nationalpartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/americas-women-and-the-wage-gap.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/23/sam-altman-openai-energy-use-datacenters https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/538409/meta-dumps-fact-checkers-zuckerberg-admits-more-harmful-content-on-the-way https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2025/10/business/women-leaving-workforce-unemployment-vis/index.html https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdrylgvr77jo https://www.lastradainternational.org/news/major-brands-linked-to-forced-labour-in-cotton-sector/