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For Women in the Workplace, What's Changed Since the '80s?

Mighty Fine Entertainment

In 1980, Jane Fonda and her producing partner Bruce Gilbert, took a serious issue — women in the workforce not receiving equal pay — and made it into the accessible and smash-hit comedy “9 to 5.” Starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton, it became a pop culture hit.

Sure, the film was a hit because it had some of the biggest stars and comedians of the time, but its message resonated to a large audience — both men and women. That was the intention. For background, Fonda tapped into a grassroots organization called 9to5, a woman’s secretarial worker’s movement that started in Boston. In the 1970s, there were 20 million female office workers in the American workforce, but they were paid less than their male counterparts and only six out of 100 made it into management ranks. Are things any better today? These are the questions asked in “Still Working 9 to 5,” our latest documentary screening with the Utah Film Center.

“Still Working 9 to 5” is part of our Through the Lens film series with the Utah Film Center. Join us for a screening followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at 7 p.m. at the Main Salt Lake City Library. Find more information here.

GUESTS — 

Camille Hardman | One of the directors and producers of “Still Working 9 to 5”

Karen Nussbaum | Co-founder and first director of the grassroots organization 9to5, The National Association of Working Women.

Airdate: Wed. March 12, 2025 at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.

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