1983 called, and the patriarchy was NOT ready for these women.
This film provides a lively introduction to the professional and personal lives of three female engineers-just a few of the growing number of women who were opting for "non-traditional" jobs in1983.
Direction
Shaffer's unobtrusive style lets these women speak for themselves.
Production
Time-capsule aesthetics: shoulder pads, drafting tables, pure 1983.
Director
Beverly Shaffer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during second-wave feminism's push into STEM, this was radical workplace propaganda disguised as career counseling.
Director Beverly Shaffer spent decades documenting working women; this was part of her 'Career Choices' series for the National Film Board of Canada.
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