Yogurt: A Barrier to Women's Success - Raritan Valley Community ...

71likable but dense husband, is not exactly portrayed as the intellectual.Evidence of this is shown when in nearly every episode he goes next door tohis neighbor, Wilson for advice. Whenever Wilson would bestow a wiselesson for him to take from, Tim would never quite seem to grasp themessage and misconstrue it. Take for example, the episode previouslymentioned, “Back in the Saddle Shoes Again”. After Wilson confirms that Timis worried about Jill “re-entering the world of academia”, he counsels Tim,telling him that Jill won’t grow apart from him just because she’s back inschool. After this boost of confidence, Tim returns to Jill and tells her that hewould support her returning to school adding, “if your dream is to work withnuts, you should go back into the world of macadamia.” With this, it is clearthat Tim is not the sharpest tack, but nevertheless, his success far surpasseshis wife’s throughout the entire series. Success, in this sense, is that of Tim’scareer as the star of a local television show and his recognition as somewhatof an expert in his field of work. He is well-known in the community, andearns enough money to not only support the essentials that his householdneeds, but also for the luxuries of purchasing each individual piece of a HotRod that he planned to assemble himself. As for Jill, on the other hand,returns to graduate school, she continues to maintain herself, her home andher grades. While she challenged herself, and worked her way through manyof these labyrinths, Jill never attained the recognition for her work anddedication that Tim received at his job. She was never noted as an expert inher field, nor did she ever reach a level of any sort of notoriety either locallyor on a broader spectrum. Carli and Eagly wrote, “Promotions come moreslowly for women than for men with equivalent qualifications,” or in thiscase, it seems, even less qualifications (155). The labyrinth does notnecessarily hold Jill back or deter her from attempting to achieve her goals,but it certainly slows down her progress. Had the show remained on the airlonger, perhaps the audience would have witnessed Jill move up in the ranks