Title
Document Type
Comparison and Contrast Essay
Publication Date
1989
Excerpt
In the movie Baby Boom, J. C. Wyatt is a highlevel management consultant for a prestigious firm. Her career is the primary motivation in her life, as she works sixteen hours a day. At the start of the film, she is handling the account of a well-known food chain, and she has been nominated by her advisor to become a partner in the New York firm she works for. However, when J.C. inherits a baby girl from a deceased cousin, she must divide her time between her career and her baby. As a consequence, her duties at work change. She is taken off the food chain account and is assigned to a dog food account. Also, the partners of the firm do not extend an invitation to her to become a partner. What happened to J.C. Wyatt in this movie? She was placed on the Mommy Track, which is a less demanding career path that employers impose upon women who have children.
Recommended Citation
Zimmermann, Mark, "Mommy Track (1989)" (1989). The Valpo Core Reader. 436.
http://scholar.valpo.edu/core_reader/436