Head start: meeting the computer challenge

Canada, 1984

Film
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Intended for women in the paid work force and young girls about to choose a career, this half-hour film, part drama, part documentary, urges viewers to acquire the skills for careers involving new technologies. In the documentary segments, women who hold senior positions in the field of microtechnology describe changing occupational patterns, and stress the need for training and job-mobility programs. In the dramatic portions, an office worker and her teenaged daughter discover how the technological revolution will affect their careers and decide how to attain their goal of financial independence.

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Credits

director

Diane Beaudry

co-producer

Diane Beaudry

Kathleen Shannon

production company

ONF | NFB

Duration

00:27:25:00

Production places
Canada
Production dates
1984

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

316268

Language

English

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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