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Non-Traditional Jobs for Women = Métiers féminins non traditionnels
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Item number (ISN):333014Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA / OFFICE NATIONAL DU FILM DU CANADA: VIDÉOAccession:1985-0127Media:VideoPart:1 of 1Release date:1983Production company:National Film BoardCountry of production:cnDescription:This compilation tells the stories of three women who, tired of being either underpaid or unemployed, successfully explored non-traditional professions.~"Pretend You're Wearing a Barrel": At thirty-five, unemployed single mother Lynn Ryan decided to change her life. With help from employment counsellors and a course in welding, she became an apprentice engineer in a Vancouver shipyard.~"She's a Railroader": In her job for CN, twenty-one year old Karen Zaitchik jumps on and off moving boxcars, throws switches, pulls brakes and uncouples freights with ease and confidence.~"Laila": Tired of low-paying jobs. Laila Paattinen completed a five-month course in dry-wall installation. When she ran into resistance because she had chosen a non-traidtional job for women, she solved her problems by opening her own dry-wall application business. <30mn 13s>Language:EnglishOriginal number:116C 0180 249Detailed holdings information: -
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