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    9to5: The Story of A Movement

    Movie

    Poster of the movie 9to5: The Story of A Movement
    2020     Documentary    
    1h 29min
    CountryUSA

    In the early 1970s, a group of secretaries in Boston decided that they had suffered in silence long enough. Inspired by the Women's Liberation Movement, they started fighting back, banding together to force changes in their workplaces. Their goals were simple: better pay, job descriptions, respect, advancement opportunities, and an end to sexual harassment - then a freshly coined concept. They employed outrageous humor to attract the press and shame their bosses into change. This movement, taking the name 9to5, became national, and inspired Dolly Parton's iconic song and Jane Fonda's hit film of the same name. Later becoming a formal union, 9to5 encapsulated a unique intersection of the women's and labor movements. The awareness these women brought to bear on their work reverberates even today. Clerical workers were the low-wage workers of their era, and as America confronts the growing reality of deep income inequality, and commonplace sexual harassment, the stories and strategies of these bold, creative women continue to resonate deeply.

    Directed bySteven Bognar, Julia Reichert

    Featuring

    Jane Fonda
    Rose Aguirra
    Verna Barksdale
    Laurie Brown
    Ellen Cassedy
    Renia Clay
    Kim Cook
    Adair Dammann
    Inge Goldschmidt
    Jackie Harris
    Anne Hill
    Mary Jung
    Karen Nussbaum
    Donna Samuels
    Debbie Schneider
    Carolyn Schwier
    Janet Selcer
    Cheryl Shaeffer
    Carol Sims
    Helen Williams
    Lane Windham

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