Documentary Still Working 9 to 5, screening as part of the Doc Edge Festival, examines the history of the feminist classic starring Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton and Lily Tomlin – through the lens of workplace inequality over 40 years.
Still Working 9 to 5 weaves the making of the 1980 hit film with the story of American women fighting for workplace equality and fair pay. While the oral history of the movie is as warm and funny as the original 9 to 5, the chronicling of the struggle for equal rights in the workplace is a grim reminder of how little progress has been made in the last 40 years.
The original premise for 9 to 5 came from Jane Fonda’s work with the grassroots women’s organisation of the same name, which fought for equality for women in the workplace – members of the collective also later participated in marketing focus groups for the movie.
