Women in the workforce

The claim that sex is destiny is thought by many to be ludicrous, yet in practice, is this actually the case? The express purpose of this film is to promote discussion of and around the conscious and unconscious barriers women have to face daily in the workforce.

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Credits

producer

Elizabeth De Rome

production company

Open Channel Productions

Duration

00:08:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1983

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

017713

Language

English

Subject categories

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

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

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Australia, 1983