It wasn’t long ago that employers in the United States could get away with a shockingly wide range of discriminatory actions towards female employees. On Monday, February 1 at 10 p.m. ET, WOUB-TV will broadcast 9to5: The Story of a Movement, a documentary that traces the development of Boston 9to5, a grassroots women’s and labor movement started in 1973 by secretaries Karen Nussbaum and Ellen Cassedy. Created by Academy Award and Emmy winning filmmakers Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar (
9to5 utilizes painstakingly obtained archival footage alongside interviews to illuminate the story of the activist group.
Ohio University Associate Professor Nicole Reynolds said that until groups like 9to5 began fighting for workplace equality for women, employers could place help wanted ads specifying the gender of applicant they were looking for; fire an employee for becoming pregnant, and since sexual harassment had yet to become a concept in the public consciousness, many women faced dai
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In today’s Global Bulletin, West One International will distribute climate doc “Earth Emergency,” Cheng Cheng Films gets “A First Farewell” for North America, Discovery U.K. commissions a docuseries on the Children of God cult, Drama Team’s “Jerusalem” goes into production, the British Independent Film Awards announce nine craft category winners and the Red Sea International Film Festival opens the call for its Lodge training program.
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Film Review | Misbehaviour raises a stink about eternal male establishment
The new British movie released in India on January 22 revisits the famous protest at the 1970 Miss World Beauty contest in London by women s rights activists.
Keira Knightley (left) and Jessie Buckley play the roles of protest leaders Sally Alexander and Jo Robinson.
In November 1970, members of a newly-formed women s liberation movement in London entered the Miss World beauty competition at the Royal Albert Hall to stage a protest against treating women as objects and ornaments. Disguised as members of the audience they threw flour bombs and stale vegetables at the organisers of the event watched by over 100 million people worldwide.
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Favouring a more domestic-focused life over a career on the stage, Helen married Kenneth Claude Weate at the age of 20, a considerably older musician and friend of the family. However, the couple divorced soon after welcoming their daughter Traci.
Now in her early twenties and a single mother, Helen Reddy knew it was time to return to one of her first loves and embark on a professional music career.
As part of her prize from winning a talent competition via the Australian TV show
Bandstand that drew in over 1,300 entrants, she was granted a trip to New York City.
Eye of the beholder: Are beauty pageants making a comeback?
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Lorraine Downes is crowned Miss Universe in 1983.
By: Aroha Awarau
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Beauty pageants have long been an anachronism, yet as they become more inclusive, it seems they are finding a new audience. By Aroha Awarau. I was 7 in 1983 when Lorraine Downes became the first New Zealand woman to be crowned Miss Universe. It was a huge deal. The TV news led with the victory and reported the moment as if the 18-year-old had won an Olympic gold medal.
Then-prime minister Robert Muldoon added to Downes status by comparing her win to the Kiwi league team beating the Kangaroos two days earlier. Congratulations, all New Zealanders are very proud of you, he wrote in a telegram after Downes was crowned. Beating the Australians at rugby league and now the world at beauty, poise and charm. Well done!