Are Women Truly Accepted as Equals in the Workforce?
“9-5” Research and Critique At the time of the movie, the status of women was not pretty. Yes, strides and progress were being made, but women were not seen in the light of being productive in the American employment industry. The majority of the jobs were still left for the male population and there was an understanding across the board that certain jobs, (i.e. secretarial or nursing), were for women and the other, (i.e. management or medicine), was left for men. The rights and needs of working women were seen but not heard. Yes, the needs of working women everywhere was made open to the public, but the cries often fell on deaf ears. To be very honest and frank, the legal rights of women were next to nothing. Closely observing the film only shows that to be true. In the movie, we see one woman who was a working mom, another who was a widow, one who was a divorcee, another who was a married woman without children, and still another with an alcohol problem. Problems Facing Women The mov
