NFB Collection
Attention: Women at Work!
198328 min 20 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Anne Henderson
Production: Margaret PettigrewKathleen Shannon
Produced by the NFB with the collaboration of the Federal Women's Film Program.
In this documentary about women in non-traditional jobs, a hovercraft pilot, an architect and two construction journeywomen speak of their success in a male-dominated workplace and the difficulties they had to overcome. Each one offers practical advice on the choice of a career. These career portraits are intercut with a discussion among teenaged girls about the factors that influence career choices: sex-role stereotyping, fear of failure, self-image, marriage, motherhood, and family expectations. A good discussion-starter for teenagers, parents, educators, and career counsellors.
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Subject categories
- Women - Portraits > Nontraditional Employment
- Work and Labour Relations > PortraitsWomenWomen - Nontraditional Employment
Credits
- director
- Anne Henderson
- editing
- Anne Henderson
- producer
- Margaret Pettigrew
- executive producer
- Kathleen Shannon
- cinematography
- Susan Trow
- Barry Perles
- Tony Westman
- Nina Wisnicki
- sound
- Diane Carrière
- Richard Patton
- Martin Fossum
- Paul Sharpe
- sound editing
- Danuta Klis
- re-recording
- Jean-Pierre Joutel
- music
- Chris Crilly
Awards
- Honorable Mention - Category: Social IssuesItinerant - National Council on Family Relations
- Blue Ribbon Award - Category: Guidance Career EducationItinerant - American Film and Video Festival