 |
 |
 |
:
: resources : :
FILMS
|
pg.
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
|
| Women
and Work |
|
The
End of Welfare as We Know It: Welfare Reform in America
A documentary on the Clinton Administration's welfare
reform policy and its ramifications and effects on women.
A very informative documentary that needs to be prefaced
with a discussion on classism because it tends to reinforce
some stereotypes of women in poverty.
|
|
The
Handmaid's Tale
HBO Video, 119min
A film adaptation of the novel written by Margaret Atwood
with a slightly different ending.
|
|
Pretty
Woman
Touchstone Home Video, 1990. 119 min
A film starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere in which
a young prostitute, Roberts, and a business man, Gere,
fall in love after he solicits her services. A dramatic
and entertaining movie that inadvertently addresses many
issues of women in poverty. A great example of the isssues
of women in poverty that young people can relate to.
|
|
Breaking
the Glass Ceiling
This film discusses the obstacles that prevent women from
getting to the top of an organization and several women
discuss hurdles they have had to overcome in the corporate
world. (2 tapes, 12 and 25 minutes)
|
|
The
Double Shift
This film examines the reality of the "double shift" for
women and questions if women can ever truly be equal in
this situation. (47 minutes)
|
|
Problems
of Working Women
Chronicles the pressures facing working women with small
children. (24 minutes)
|
|
Taking
on the Boy's Club: Women in the Workplace
This film is a two part ABC news program where professional
women discuss their difficulties trying to break in to
the "boy's network", legal problems, and issues of the
work environment. (46 minutes)
|
|
Sex,
Power and the Workplace
This half-hour video combines sensitive profiles of harassment
victims with expert testimony to powerfully engage and
enlighten male and female viewers. Touted as the "…best
we've seen on the subject," by human resource and training
directors in private, public and military sectors all
over the U.S., this tape may be the best investment you
make all year.
|
|
|
