A force to be reckoned with. Pt 2

Title

A force to be reckoned with. Pt 2

Genre

Interview; Documentary

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:25:18

Description

Saturday documentary: A Force to be Reckoned With, part 2. In May 1985 leading service women from twelve of the sixteen members of NATO got together to discuss women in the forces, including jobs, pay and conditions and comparison to men’s situation in the services. This part interviews some of the attendees: WRAC Captain Bridget Simonds(?); Director of WRNS Daphne Patricia Swallow; Chief WRN Nuala(?) Attlee(?); WRN First Officer Jacqueline Mulholland; WRAC Lt Colonel Audrey Jean Smith. Written and produced by Janice Sutherland and Geraldine Ryan. Female presenter not identified.

Contributors

Janice Sutherland; Audrey Smith; Bridget Simmonds(?); Patricia Swallow; Jackie Mulholland; Geraldine Ryan; Nuala(?) Attlee(?)

Keywords

Armed forces; Wages; UK; Women; Employee rights; Equal opportunity; Military personnel; NATO; Gender discrimination; Military recruitment; WRAF; WRAC; WRN; WRNS; Womens Royal Army Corps; Womens Royal Navy; Womens Royal Navy Service; Womens Royal Air Force

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