People's Century - Season 1 Episode 22 1970: Half the People
Women struggle to win political and economic rights in societies gamed to entrench male privilege. Even with limited suffrage, after the First World War many Western women remain destined to a life of domestic servitude or limited careers. The Second World War gives women in Britain and the United States a brief opportunity to work in traditionally male industries, but they are promptly replaced at war's end. In the 1960s new household appliances, higher education and the book The Feminine Mystique inspires campaigns for equal pay and employment opportunities, such as the Dagenham strike. However women would still need to struggle against discrimination and harassment in male dominated careers. The pill helps women gain control of their fertility. In less developed of the world there are other issues of concern to women, including genital mutilation, dowry killings and infancide, while in Iran a legacy of gender equality is rolled back after the Islamic Revolution Fourth World Conference on Women shows how the aspirations and achievements for women vary between rihch and poor countries. The introductory scene shows the 1970 Women's Strike for Equality. Interviewees include Jacqui Ceballos and Mary Stott.
Year: 1995
Genre: Documentary
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Studio: BBC One
Director: Zvi Dor-Ner, David Espar, Peter Pagnamenta
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First Air Date: Sep 13, 1995
Last Air date: Oct 08, 1995
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 26 Episode
Runtime: 26 minutes
IMDb: 8.00/10 by 1.00 users
Popularity: 6.604
Language: English
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Season
Season 1
Episode
1900: Age of Hope
1914: Killing Fields
1917: Red Flag
1919: Lost Peace
1926: On the Line
1927: Great Escape
1929: Breadline
1930: Sporting Fever
1933: Master Race
1939: Total War
1945: Fallout
1945: Brave New World
1947: Freedom Now
1948: Boomtime
1951: Asia Rising
1954: Living Longer
1957: Skin Deep
1959: Endangered Planet
1963: Picture Power
1949: Great Leap
1968: New Release
1970: Half the People
1973: War of the Flea
1979: God Fights Back
1989: People Power
1997: Fast Forward