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Paper Tiger Reads 21st Century Working Woman
A feminist comedy show examining representations of working women in mainstream media and the evolution of women’s place in the workforce over the past 50 years. Structured as a local news program starring two female anchors this show uses slapstick comedy, man-on-the-street interviews, live music, kitschy camera techniques, big hair-dos, and plenty of cribbed footage to examine a myriad of issues related to the contemporary working woman. Topics covered include the economic crisis of 2008, Non-Traditional Employment for Women, a New York based non-profit that helps women enter the construction and building trades, and one woman’s rise and fall in the workplace, all interwoven into a critique of mainstream media representations of women working.
2010 TRT: 28 minutes #333