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I Watched Dolly Parton's 9 To 5 And It's Still Relevant For Women Today

"It's a rich man's game no matter what they call it," as Dolly Parton puts it. The title track "9 to 5" is still used as an anthem for people waking up with their "cup of ambition." But does the film itself hold up?

I Watched Dolly Parton's 9 To 5 And It's Still Relevant For Women Today

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"It's a rich man's game no matter what they call it," as Dolly Parton puts it.

The title track "9 to 5" is still used as an anthem for people waking up with their "cup of ambition." But does the film itself hold up?

They team up to take him down, and in the process become the unseen architects of a happier, more productive workplace.

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"It's a rich man's game no matter what they call it," as Dolly Parton puts it. The title track "9 to 5" is still used as an anthem for people waking up with their "cup of ambition." But does the film itself hold up? They team up to take him down, and in the process become the unseen architects of a happier, more productive workplace.

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  • "9 to 5" starred Jane Fonda (Judy), Lily Tomlin (Violet) and Parton (Doralee) as three working women in New York City who have had enough of being disrespected and underpaid by their "sexist egotistical...
  • Copy machines have improved a little since Judy battled a difficult Xerox, but too m...

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  • This story was originally published on November 4, 2019.

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