A recent New York Times profile of several young male trend setting DC journalists known as the "Brat Pack" inspired Good Magazine Executive Editor Ann Friedman to write a piece on the "DC Lady Journo Mafia." Friedman recounted a meeting composed of several female journalists to discuss barriers that women journalists face in the industry. “Everyone’s gotten a little bit older and a little more tired of being constantly rendered invisible,” Ms. Friedman was quoting saying about a group of young women journalist who come of age together in D.C. speaking of a wave of Washington women journalists who have come of age together. “Four years ago, we were fact-checking and editing these male pundits, along with creating award-winning work of our own. None of that has changed.”
Friedman's article recounted how these young women journalists see the social scene many men inhabit: "In a city where male journalists still get away with sexual harassment and the glass ceiling is still firmly in place at many publications, the scene these young women inhabit is as foreign as Mars. It’s not uncommon to spot them in packs, swilling whiskey at Dodge City or elbowing bros out of the way at new spots like American Ice Company."
Much like how these brave women had set trends and redefined styles to be all but ignored, working class labor journalists have challenged those in power while turning heads with their social exploits and style.