To Be a Woman

Synopsis

A documentary about women’s employment, showing footage of women at work together, together with archive material on women’s struggles for equality. Promotes the positive values of women as part of the British labour force in the face of their devaluation and exploitation as ‘cheap labour’. The case for equal pay is stated both as principal - equal pay should be granted as a right, not a privilege - and as practice - cheap labour from women undercuts men’s work. Commentary by Wendy Hiller.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film; Video; Film. 16mm. b&w. 18 min. Videocassette. Standard formats. b&w. 18 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1951

Availability

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Subjects

History; Women’s studies

Keywords

equality of opportunity; women workers

Credits

Director

Jill Craigie

Cast

Wendy Hiller

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Distributor

Name

Cinenova

Email

info@cinenova.org

Web

http://www.cinenova.org External site opens in new window

Address

Waterlow Park Centre
Dartmouth Park Hill
London
N19 5JF

Notes

Films made by, and predominantly for, women. The collection is browsable by title or director and includes experimental films, narrative feature films, artists’ film and video, and documentary and educational videos. Hire or sale on film and video.