To be a woman

United Kingdom, 1951

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A documentary arguing the case for equal pay for women.

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Credits

director

Jill Craigie

production company

Outlook Films

Duration

00:15:17:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1951

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010993

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Equal pay for equal work

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Wages - Women

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Discrimination in employment

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Equal pay for equal work

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Equality

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Wages - Women

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Economic conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Employment

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women's rights

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women's rights

History → Women's rights

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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