The Botox of Dorian Gray

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the works of the Bard hold many valuable lessons for those attempting to negotiate the world of business.

But today is Black Thursday for working women everywhere, as the spectre of Oscar Wilde’s Dorian Gray has assumed its place in the canon of business tomes.

According to this New York Times review article, the new book How Not to Look Old by Charla Krupp offers such sage advice as “looking hip (i.e., young) is critical to every woman’s personal and financial survival.” Women with creased brows and (shudder) gray hair are dismissed as “nuns” (a slip in logic if ever there were one) and “out of it,” undesirable colleagues.

Hmm. Which would you rather look: Your age? Or desperate?