9to5: The Story of a Movement
1. Women s Work What s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the phrase nine to five ? Chances are it s Dolly Parton s 1980 hit song 9 to 5 or the movie of the same name starring Parton, Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda as overlooked and underpaid secretaries. In fact, the movie was married to a movement, says Fonda in a trailer for the new Independent Lens documentary
9to5: The Story of a Movement. Vermont PBS presents an online viewing on Thursday, January 28, of this inspiring film about a push for equality led by a group of Boston office workers in the 1970s. A Q&A with film subject Janet Selcer and Vermont Commission on Women executive director Cary Brown follows.