![]() ![]() The documentary explores how the success of the original film spawned several “9 to 5” incarnations over the decades. We look at how Dolly Parton’s much-loved feminist anthem, “9 to 5,” trumpeted the film’s arrival and crystallized the working women’s message. We follow how women on the other hand, finally seeing themselves reflected on screen, supported one another to fight sexism, stood up for themselves, and drew on new-found confidence and courage to stand up to ‘the boss,’ to fight for long-lasting change in their workplaces. ![]() The Song “Still Working 9 to 5” showcases the clever use of comedy realized in “9 to 5,” to highlight these workplaces indignities, while making the movie palatable to a wide audience, including the kind of men at the time who dismissed the film as harmless entertainment. ![]() Such workplace indignities (rarely experienced by men) needed to be addressed, and the women who frequented these meetings finally had an opportunity to brainstorm together on ways to create change without jeopardizing their careers. We explore the seminal history of the organization, hosting informal get-togethers for female office workers who, during lunch breaks, shared their experiences of sexual harassment by male co-workers and bosses low wages, degrading job tasks and being overlooked for deserved promotions. We discover how the concept for the film rose out of the women’s movement and Jane Fonda’s close friendship with fellow activist Karen Nussbaum and how, in 1973, Karen, along with her friend Ellen Cassedy, established the 9 to 5 National Association of Working Women, after experiencing many workplace indignities. The documentary opens with the deconstruction of the original “9 to 5” film and why it shone a light on gender inequality and discrimination in the workplace in the late 1970s. ![]()
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