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Second Wave Feminism

The 1960s may have brought the pill and the sexual revolution but as the 1970s dawned, equality of the sexes was still a long way off. Women could be paid less than a man for doing the same job, posts were advertised by gender and 'sexual harassment' was an unknown term. This collection of television and radio programmes remembers some of the major feminist thinkers of those years and highlights the issues they addressed and attitudes they contested.

A Man's World — A Woman's Place?, Series 1

Challenging the previously accepted traditional roles of women in the workplace. (1978)

Release date:
30 May 1978
A Woman's World — Six Sides of a Square, Series 1

Part of a series looking at the inhabitants of a square in north London. (1966)

Release date:
29 Mar 1966
Selma James: Our Time Is Coming Now — People for Tomorrow, Series 1

Selma James, a socialist and feminist, asks whether society exploits women. (1971)

Release date:
21 Jan 1971
The Lesser Half — Women at Work, Series 1

Three married couples explain their views on women and employment. (1974)

Release date:
06 Feb 1974
Women's Rights: Radical Change or Gradual Reform? — Argument

MP Sally Oppenheim and writer Juliet Mitchell debate the role of women in society. (1974)

Release date:
21 Mar 1974
Germaine Greer — Newsday, 04/03/1975

Germaine Greer discusses apathetic attitudes to International Women's Year.
Why Should A Woman Be like a Man? — Women: Which Way Now?, Series 1

Studio discussion about the the new Equal Pay Act and Sex Discrimination Act. (1975)

Release date:
29 Dec 1975
In Praise of Femininity and the Feminine Woman — Open Door

The 'women's libbers' get a handbagging from the Campaign for the Feminine Woman. (1978)

Release date:
25 Sep 1978
Bella the Welder — Voices from the Doll's House

Profile of Bella Keyzer, who became a skilled welder in the shipyards during WWII. (1989)

Release date:
21 Sep 1989