The Bossticks Candace Bushnell On Modern Dating, Sex & The City, & Evolving Gender Roles In Society
Sep 25, 2025
Join best-selling novelist Candace Bushnell, creator of Sex and the City, as she dives into the evolution of modern dating. She candidly discusses changing gender roles and independence for women, highlighting the impact of technology on relationships. Candace reflects on the challenges of dating over 60 and shares her perspective on splitting bills. She also reveals her motivations behind her one-woman show and how her iconic character, Carrie Bradshaw, mirrors her own journey. Get ready for an insightful and entertaining conversation!
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Family Norms Didn't Fit Many Women
- Traditional family structures never worked for many women and modern independence exposes that reality.
- Bushnell highlights abuse, abandonment, and structural limits as reasons many women opt out of marriage.
Fund Female Founders
- Increase women's access to capital to boost the number who make wealth independently.
- Candace Bushnell suggests directing more venture capital and funding toward female founders.
Progress Depends On The Narrative
- Progress for women depends on media, law, and cultural trends and can vary by what information you consume.
- Bushnell warns rights shifts and media narratives shape whether trends seem positive or negative.
