Time to Work

Whether they are French, Japanese, Russian, Chinese, Indian, Brazilian, or Tunisian, their individual life stories are an indicator of progress achieved in just one generation. This documentary explores how women are grabbing new opportunities and carving out a new place in society, and pursuing rew...

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Other Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., Point du Jour (Firm)
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2014], c2012.
Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (50 min.)) : sd., col.
Series: Women, Keeping the world turning.
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Summary: Whether they are French, Japanese, Russian, Chinese, Indian, Brazilian, or Tunisian, their individual life stories are an indicator of progress achieved in just one generation. This documentary explores how women are grabbing new opportunities and carving out a new place in society, and pursuing rewarding careers without sacrificing personal aspirations in a world that is not quite ready to accept women's new role.
Item Description: Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 02, 2014.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Equal Opportunity Generation (2:04) -- Working Mother in Japan (2:17) -- Employment Glass Ceiling (2:11) -- Working Mother in France (2:32) -- Fighting Workplace Discrimination (1:05) -- Balancing Family and Career (3:22) -- Domestic Gender Balance (3:23) -- Challenging Cultural Work Norms (3:08) -- Working in a Male Dominated Business (2:41) -- Changing Gender Work Perceptions (1:36) -- Promoting Female Entrepreneurship (3:45) -- Equal Opportunity Court Case (2:52) -- China's Gender Work Force (2:33) -- Career-Family Solution (2:42) -- Chinese Female Pragmatism (2:58) -- Stay at Home Fathers (3:51) -- Modern American Motherhood (2:06) -- Equal Opportunity Justice (3:22) -- Career Flexibility (0:51) -- Credits: Time to Work: Women, Keeping the World Turning (0:42)
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Whether they are French, Japanese, Russian, Chinese, Indian, Brazilian, or Tunisian, their individual life stories are an indicator of progress achieved in just one generation. This documentary explores how women are grabbing new opportunities and carving out a new place in society, and pursuing rewarding careers without sacrificing personal aspirations in a world that is not quite ready to accept women's new role.
9 & up.
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (50 min.)) : sd., col.
Format: Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience: 9 & up.
Access: Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.