While the rest of the country’s debated whether Bill should indeed have won out over Kwame in “The Apprentice” finale, we were more interested in your thoughts on our opinion piece about “The Women of ‘The Apprentice’.” Here’s a sampling of what we heard back from you… and when our new website goes live in about 2 weeks, we cannot wait to have you talk more like this with us… and amongst yourselves!

RESPONSES TO: “What Happened with the Women of “The Apprentice?”

“I’m so glad that you raised this issue! However, you haven’t covered the part that by far bothers me the most–Amy! Here’s an accomplished, talented woman who was clearly one of the biggest (if not the biggest) contributors to her team’s success, now reduced to being one-half of the “Nick and Amy show”. I was so disappointed. Having worked most of my professional career in very male-dominated environments, I feel like she played right into the guys’ hands and, in the process, took herself off of an even playing field.” – Ellen

“Omarosa and I were in the Mrs. America Pageant together, and at that time she was a foster mother to two teenagers. She’s seriously smart, a fierce competitor but she’s NOT a mean-spirited person. Personally, I like her. She was nice to Dan and my kids… even when no one was looking.” – Sabrina

“I think that the dynamic we saw on the show is similar to one we might see in an all girls’ school vs. co-ed, for example. When with other females, each individual woman seems to feel more confident about taking on a leadership role. When with men, the females lose this leadership ability, to some extent, and their voices are either no longer heard, dismissed, or just not taken seriously. So why does that happen? Maybe they lacked the confidence to take on the leadership role. Or, as time went by, the women became too emotional and developed a cattiness amongst themselves while the men (Kwame & Troy, for example) developed a sense of closeness & bonding that helped them to the end… As I write about this issue, I can definitely see the similarities in my own professional career and realize that this is a real issue, not just a fluke on tv.” – Mina

“It would be great to see a mom as an apprentice candidate. While Carolyn is a mom of 2 – she admits to only have taken 3 1/2 weeks as a maternity leave – not a great role model by any standards. Additionally, how about someone older than the age of 30?? Wow – made me feel old to not see any of my peers on the show (and I’m only 35).” – Jennifer

“As for why there was only one woman left standing in the top 5; it’s mathematically simple. They chose, time and time again, to bring each other into the boardroom at face-off time rather than bringing in a male counterpart. Thus, statistically speaking, in each episode the person eliminated was usually wearing a skirt.” – Sara

“Great topic! I have been bothered from the beginning by how the women dress. I have NEVER seen women in business, particularly any woman in any management level or above, dress like that. Business women mostly dress not much short of conservative– I do think they used their sexuality too much – in one task, fine, but they kept doing it in so many of the tasks – which rendered them unprofessional. I could not imagine anyone but Amy possibly being chosen for the job. The rest, I could never see in Carolyn’s shoes.” – Phyllis

Keep the thoughts coming– we love to hear from you! Plus, be sure to forward to your friends, and continue to visit us at www.executivemoms.com!

Sincerely,

Executive Moms