For the Working Woman...what do you want?

[Mymnosene]

hi! i'm the editor of a glossy for women, and i'd love to hear from YOU.

if you were to pick up a magazine about you and your concerns, what would the articles be? What would you want to read about? are there any stories you would like us to run? any ideas, specific concerns as a woman with both a career and a family (or just a family or just a career, whatever) that you would like us to address? Any places, people, products or events you would like us to feature? just tell us about it, and we'll do our best to deliver.

remember, we cannot serve you if we don't know your needs.

thank you!

[Edited by Mymnosene on 05-23-2001 at 05:16 PM]

[Leigh]

clothes - what to wear to the office, to a function after the meeting, and to parties with friends.
- where to buy the cheapest clothes,
- how to mix and match

work issues - how to deal with a bad boss
- how to deal with bad officemates
- how to be a good officemate
- work ethics
- things to do and not to do during office hours :) hehe
- salary questions

famous working men/women - their success stories and tips? :)

that's it for now :)

[CaRaMBa]

Leigh mentioned it na.

CLOTHES. BAGS. SHOES.
what clothes to wear or use.
where to buy.

RESTOS.
what are the restos in the office places? (ortigas, libis, makati) with prices and ratings.

ARTICLES on issues related to work.

CAREERS for women. IT, banking, etc.

FEATURED WOMAN FOR THE MONTH.

[Mymnosene]

we do features like that regularly, and in fact we come upwith pretty off the wall articles that i'm sure you'd like. But the problem is, we don't get as much feedback as we'd like. Are there polls for this sort of thing?

I'd like you to tell me about what sparks your interests. Would women read about men? About making time for their pets? Technological breakthroughs in medicine or technological breakthroughs in their feild of work?

we're happy to hear from you, leigh, caramba. hope we can offer you what you gals want.

watch out for this month's issue of Working Woman.....let us know what you think.

[badtzmaru]

don't forget the cheesecake photos, those make a difference

[CaRaMBa]

Sige ha, I'll be detailed na. :redsmile:

I want more info on the different celphones. Price comparisons, features, etc.

I want more info on my Palm. New software, applications that I can use for work, etc.

I need info on gigs of my favorite artists - Barbie's Cradle, Cynthia Alexander and others.

I am interested in stuff on internet marketing, especially here in the Philippines.

I am interested in stuff on brand management.

I am very interested in stuff on advertising. How are commercials made? How are the models chosen? You can talk about the good and bad commercials.

I want to know more about the new websites. What they have to offer, what they are about, etc.

[Mymnosene]

caramba, i'll make sure that my boss gets your feedback. thank you very, very, very much.

and badtzmaru, what in the world are cheesecake photos? food photos? (eek, forgive me, i'm new)

[mupheza]

Hmmm... working women needs to relax, why not feature something related to that? Like how to pamper yourself or your working mom, may it be on a regular basis or on special occasions. Places to go besides malls, bars, restos.
Feature spas, resorts...

Or maybe introduce organizations where women can do productive volunteer work.

Actually, there are lotsa things that makes me pick up women's mag from the rack, but it's the price that makes me put them back. :rotflmao:

[NoisyCricket]

Hey there.. :) I'm not female, and in fact I will be getting married soon. But an issue perhaps your magazine could deal with is the issue of whether when faced with a great opportunity to study abroad in a foreign country for 2 years (say.. Japan :( ), should my (future) wife take it?

It's this entire "Career vs. Family" train of thought that I'm sure many women have faced, are facing, and will still continue to face in the future. Off the top of your head, how many women do you know of who have given up their own careers (or even life paths here in Manila), to travel abroad because the husband got a better paying job in a foreign country?

My cousin did. She married a Filipino-Chinese who got a fantastic paying job in America, and ever since then, she's lived in the US. She has two kids, her own house, but misses home. Packed up everything, and literally transplanted herself into the US.

Another friend did the same with her Canadian husband.

My other cousin is a Canadian Citized and will be taking his wife to Vancouver in March, and will have to transplant her as well.

What kind of advice can you give these women about making such a big decision? I mean, don't they feel burdened that they have to choose between their husbands and their families, and why have they chosen what they have.. Are they happy, sad, content,.. do THEY have any advice to other couples who are going through the same thing?

Pardon me if I don't give too many details about my own situation as I feel it may bias the discussion :)

What's the consensus of the women out there? If for example, you or Caramba or Leigh or Ada were placed in that situation, what would they choose?

On the one side, you have to be practical and say there's far greater opporunity outside the Philippines, and on the other hand, everything you know is here at home. That's assuming that you're never coming back to the Philippines.

Sometimes though, the opportunity is only for 2 years, but for me, honestly, that would be very hard if I were married for a year, only to have my wife travel abroad for 2 years, (the 2nd and 3rd year of our marriage), and then come back.

That's another entirely different issue altogether.. That's sort of like the "Family Man" scenario when Nic Cage is off to London, and Tea Leoni knows in her gut that if he leaves, that's the end of it. Many number of things could happen.

Hmmn.. now that would make an interesting cover story ;)

[Mymnosene]

super gagaling ng ideas nyo.... :beam:

mupheza, i'll get cracking on your suggestions right away. too late to make habol (YIKES! did i just day "make habol"?) the June ish, but i'll push it for July.

NOisy Cricket, thank you so much for your insight. i'll try to have people work on that (dami reasearch ko kasi ngayon, e) Pero thank you sa inyong lahat...tell your friends!!!! para sagot din sila sa amin.... :D

[NoisyCricket]

:D Complimentary Copy? :D :lol:

[KuyaDanny]

Noisy Cricket's suggestion is worth a FREE ONE YEAR's SUBSCRIPTION. If his wife takes off for Japan, will you extend that subscription by another year? ;)

[badtzmaru]

"badtzmaru, what in the world are cheesecake photos? food photos? (eek, forgive me, i'm new"

oh, in other words yung mga bikini photos at yung nag po-pose pose.

[NoisyCricket]

Originally posted by KuyaDanny
Noisy Cricket's suggestion is worth a FREE ONE YEAR's SUBSCRIPTION. If his wife takes off for Japan, will you extend that subscription by another year? ;)

Actually what I'm saying is that for sacrificing two of the first three years of your marriage by going abroad, you should know what you're getting, and whether it's worth the risk. If you're not 100% sure that you're going to get something out of this, if you're just curious, or if on the onset, it just "looks" like a good opportunity, I'm just not sure it's the right decision to make, or that it's the best thing to do considering the marriage. I wouldn't want to stand in her way, but I just want her to be sure of what she's risking. There is a trade off to all of this.. it's not just "see you in two years, honey, I'm going to off now.." It's hard enough when one of the people in a relationship works in the province, and you only get to see each other once a week. Try once a year.. :~(

[Mymnosene]

poor noisy cricket....i know what you mean. i'm freshly committed (if you can call a year and a half 'fresh'), and i almost have to drag myself out of the house to go to work...it's just so hard to be away from her kasi. it's worse when i have to leave for seminars and the like. i can't even imagine having your loved one separated from you in the first few years.... :bawling:
hang in there, though.....

[CaRaMBa]

I would also like to know more about gyms and fitness centers, things that I can do for myself and my body while I'm not working. Like wall climbing, hiking, etc.

Hopefully some easy-to-do recipes can also be featured. Food that's not just microwaved nor fried, but easy and fast enough to prepare for someone who's busy and on the go.

[aticus]

Ah... so it's Working Woman you work for. :) Ok, I'll buy a copy from the newsstand and check it out. :) Maybe I can make better suggestions then.

As for me, a male, I'd like to read about things like the "glass ceiling" in the Filipino workplace. What are the challenges women face in trying to get ahead in the world?

Also, what specific companies do women find attractive to work for? What specific job benefits would they consider impressive? Which aspects of Filipino workplaces would they rather not deal with?

I'm sure I've got other ones, but right now I can't think of any more. :) Will post again when fresh inspiration hits.

[Leigh]

like aticus, i'll try to look at your magazine :) am actually not sure if you have something like:

a day in the life of...(certain working person)

it's actually very interesting for me how certain women get to manage their time...even if they have kids, they have other activities :)

[Mymnosene]

guys, it pains me to say that one should not expect too much from the mag. our sense of what should be published and what sells is largely deviant...but psyche-kiara and i are trying our darnedest. we assure you that your requests are screened, backed up and fought for, and that although they may not all appear in one issue, they *will appear*. period. or i will leave this journalist hell.

[tina11]

Leigh's suggestion about "a day in the life of..." is good. :) gives us an idea about time management, priority balancing, and basically keeping one's sanity despite the challenges and demands that a working woman faces each day.

*feeling working woman na daw me* :D

*paw*

[Mymnosene]

why can't i use the smilies?

[tina11]

Originally posted by Mymnosene
why can't i use the smilies?

what do you mean? :mconfused:

*paw*

[TinaPie]

Di cheesecake photos ang tawag sa pics...they're called beefcake photos.

[Mymnosene]

proud na proud kami ni psyche-kiara sa maing June ish. we're fashion heavy ngayon, but it's coming out nice. we can promise you a fun, informative ish, with the beefcake photos. hope you view us until we can put your stuff into print... :grinroll:

oh, and i cannot load the damn smilies into my pc at work. i rented a pc to print them out, but do you guys know that we have fourteen pages worth of them? :wow2:
so i printed out four, and will be using my limited smilies... :depressed:

[KuyaDanny]

Hindi ba puwedeng banggitin ang PEx sa magazine ninyo? Maski padaplis lang, bahala na kayo kung papaano ninyo gagawin.

Sige kayo, baka si Leigh pa ang mag-request nito. Mahirap tanggihan yan. ;)

[BabyFATS]

Wala bang magsa-suggest on the side of relationships, i.e. Love and Romance?

I'm sure a working woman can't be all work and no play.
Kailangan din may balance ang buhay niya, di ba?

[CaRaMBa]

Yeah, when you do get to use the stuff posted here, can you mention the nicks of the people who gave the suggestions, and PEx in general also? This has happened before already with a few newspapers. :) They got stuff from PEx and they mentioned us. :)

[Mymnosene]

ihahanap ko ng paraan yan, guaranteed. :teehee: our june issue is now well on the way. watch out for our june and july issues, para mapansin n'yo....