Time's Up

Australia, 1986

Film
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A history of the campaign for equal pay for women in Australia. The film focuses on the ACTU test case, using the nursing profession, for equal pay for work of “comparable value”. It features ACTU unionist, Jenny Acton, nurse, Alex Anderson, and feminist Zelda D’Aprano who created news in Melbourne in 1972 by chaining herself to the door of the Commonwealth Government offices as a protest against unequal pay rates. A combination of interviews and archival footage.

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Credits

producer

Daniela Torsh

production company

Film Australia Women's Film Unit

director

Cynthia Connop

Duration

00:21:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1986

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302729

Language

English

Subject categories

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

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

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

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Trade-unions - Australia

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Nursing

People → D'Aprano, Zelda, 1928-

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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