'I wonder what J.C. imagines — or hopes — for her daughter if she chooses to have kids. Maybe she just wants her not to be pushed out of the workforce.'
Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photos: Getty Images In this micro-series, the Cut revisits five Hollywood classics about female ambition.
Once J.C. officially becomes a mother, Baby Boom makes its point about women in the workplace very clear. J.C. is meant to be a walking portrayal of what women with both children and jobs endure: Her colleagues — all male, save her secretary — furrow their graying brows when she whips out a formula bottle during her interview for a promotion. She feels guilty leaving her kid to go to work.
Even if her new life is a successful example of working mother–dom, it’s also an utter fantasy — something critics at the time were quick to point out. Baby Boom was a solid commercial success: It debuted at No. 3 at the box office and was enough of a hit that NBC greenlit a short-lived TV show based on the film , following J.C.’s ongoing antics as an investment banker raising a kid.
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