People are talking about
what Ivanka's influence in the White House means for women.
For more on this I'm joined by Michelle Wolf, everybody!
(cheers and applause)
Hello, Trevor.
So, Michelle, what do you make of Ivanka?
I mean, a lot of people are really hyping her up
as feminism's great hope under Trump.
WOLF: I mean, is she?
(laughter)
Ivanka's been silent on so many women's issues.
Like healthcare, domestic abuse, reproductive rights.
Okay, yeah, but to be fair, no one can speak out on everything.
She did propose a maternity leave policy.
All right, Trevor, let me tell you something about proposals.
They don't always work out.
Do they, Jeremy.
One minute your boyfriend's down on one knee on the beach.
The next he's down on your best friend Becky.
-I'm over it, it's fine. -(audience exclaiming)
But here's the thing
about Ivanka's maternity leave policy,
her proposal only covers married women.
You know who it leaves out?
All the single ladies.
-All the single ladies? -All the single ladies.
Michelle, that's really unfair
because single moms have to deal with a lot of (bleep).
Yeah. And speaking of (bleep),
let's talk about Ivanka's childcare policy.
She proposes a tax deduction for the cost of childcare,
but that does nothing for poor people.
They have nothing to deduct from.
That's like offering me a free breast reduction.
(laughter)
It's a nice gesture,
but you're really not taking my situation into account.
My boobs get any smaller
and they'd be concave.
Like chest dimples.
-Did you say "chest dimples"? -Yeah.
That's such a great word-- "chest dimples." I like that.
Is that what happened to my cheek boobs? Is that...
is that what that... That's hilarious.
But-but okay, I'm-I'm confused, though.
If Ivanka's policies benefit so few women,
then why is she seen as a feminist icon?
Well, because that's her brand.
It always has been.
Like, "I'm successful and powerful.
How you can be like me? Buy my handbag."
I started this company for women who inspire me.
My collection is designed for the modern,
professional woman.
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We have an awesome collection of dresses,
um, that are meant for
working women like ourselves.
I've found that a dress
is like my secret weapon.
Oh, my gosh.
Silly me.
This whole time I was learning math.
It turns out...
(cheering, applause)
Yeah, I don't know what was I thinking.
I don't know.
It turns out all I really needed
was to buy the right outfit.
This isn't feminism, it's women be shopping.
And, look, I'm not faulting her for making a buck off women.
But let's all stop pretending it's anything more than that.
Because whether it's her brand or her policies,
it's designed with one type of woman in mind.
Ivanka's feminism is the lululemon model--
it's for rich white women,
and you can see right through it.
-(cheering, applause) -Damn.
Leggings burn. Wow.
O-Okay, okay, like, look,
Ivanka may be out of touch, Michelle.
But least she's in the White House
and she can be a voice of reason, you know?
She could rein people in.
I don't know, Trevor.
She has a history of letting (bleep) slide.
(Ivanka Trump reading)
-(audience booing) -Yeah.
Just tease 'em back.
Oh, Mr. Parsons, I could bounce a quarter off your ass, too.
By the way, this is my daughter Chloe.
She has to come to work with me
because I can't afford childcare.
So let's review Ivanka's formula for equality.
Have a husband. Have children.
Dress right. Don't be poor.
And don't get mad when you're harassed at work.
There's a huge problem with that.
She's not trying to change the patriarchy,
she's telling women how to silently slide into it,
like a DM.
Which, to be honest, works for her.
But she had very few obstacles.
The only person she had to step over was Eric.
And by the looks of it, she stepped
So, before you put too much hope in Ivanka, remember:
she promotes a brand of feminism that makes her rich
by exploiting the very people she's claiming to help.
And that's not being a feminist, that's bien.g a Trump. Trevor.
Trevor: Michelle Wolf everybody