Class of promise

Canada, 1985

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Before 1965, not a single woman had received a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario. Two decades later, the class of ‘84 was almost 25% female. Class of Promise tracks the progress of selected students and the careers of several female graduates. Their impact on management in the male-dominated business world is considerable, but ultimately they still find themselves wrestling with issues career-oriented men seldom have to face, particularly the conflict between family and work.

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Credits

director

Barbara Sears

co-producer

John Spotton

John Kramer

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:42:22:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1985

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323858

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Women - Interviews

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

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Management

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Women executives

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Women in business

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Women - Canada

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

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 → Women - Canada

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

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

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women executives

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

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Women - Education

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Role reversal

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women - Canada

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

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Working mothers

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Stereotype (Psychology)

History → Women's rights

People → Women - Interviews

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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