Ailes knew his audience of mostly white, middle-aged men and sold them what they apparently wanted — ample leg and hint of bosom topped off with bee-stung lips and baby-doll eyes. No matter how many advanced degrees the Fox News women have, Ailes set the stage for female objectification and created a prime-time bonanza that relied on implicit and complicit exploitation. As long as everyone was living large, nobody complained.
.. To say that these women, some barely in their 20s at the time, should have just said no and walked out is to misunderstand the power dynamic between a young, inexperienced woman and a powerful, physically imposing boss.