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Behind the Sexual Assault of a Left-behind Girl
A news report about a left-behind girl being sexually assaulted by 18 elderly men for 2 years in Guangxi shocked the society. Receiving no sympathy, the 11-year-old victim “Xiao Yu” was even being accused of prostitution. To avoid gossip of her neighbour, her family was forced to move out of the village.
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A news report about a left-behind girl being sexually assaulted by 18 elderly men for 2 years in Guangxi shocked the society. Receiving no sympathy, the 11-year-old victim “Xiao Yu” was even being accused of prostitution. To avoid gossip of her neighbour, her family was forced to move out of the village.
Why did it take so long for the 2-year sexual assault to be exposed? How was the case exposed eventually? The programme conducts an in-depth inv...
A news report about a left-behind girl being sexually assaulted by 18 elderly men for 2 years in Guangxi shocked the society. Receiving no sympathy, the 11-year-old victim “Xiao Yu” was even being accused of prostitution. To avoid gossip of her neighbour, her family was forced to move out of the village.
Why did it take so long for the 2-year sexual assault to be exposed? How was the case exposed eventually? The programme conducts an in-depth investigation in Guangxi and examines the impacts on the victim.
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The Chinese communist revolution of the 1940s promised women equality after thousands of years of subservience to men. But has the revolution reversed the tradition of tyranny towards women? As this film shows, today's Chinese women have little more control over their lives than did their ancestors. Their concerns...
The Chinese communist revolution of the 1940s promised women equality after thousands of years of subservience to men. But has the revolution reversed the tradition of tyranny towards women? As this film shows, today's Chinese women have little more control over their lives than did their ancestors. Their concerns are neglected while their burdens increase.
Half the Sky takes viewers to remote villages and urban factories. Few women receive an e...
The Chinese communist revolution of the 1940s promised women equality after thousands of years of subservience to men. But has the revolution reversed the tradition of tyranny towards women? As this film shows, today's Chinese women have little more control over their lives than did their ancestors. Their concerns are neglected while their burdens increase.
Half the Sky takes viewers to remote villages and urban factories. Few women receive an education because education is not free and families will usually only spend money on boys. We learn that women are the first to be laid off in failing state run businesses. Private businesses hire men before women. Most enlightening are the candid remarks of individual women, from poor cave dwellers to education professional women. Despite the theory of equality, a woman remains obedient first to her father, than to her husband, and late in life to her son.
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On August 9, 2000, former President Bill Clinton awarded Mildred McWilliams Jeffrey the Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. In this inspiring film, Senator Ted Kennedy, Gloria Steinem, Geraldine Ferraro, John Conyers and others reveal why the diminutive Millie stands tall as a galvanizing activi...
On August 9, 2000, former President Bill Clinton awarded Mildred McWilliams Jeffrey the Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. In this inspiring film, Senator Ted Kennedy, Gloria Steinem, Geraldine Ferraro, John Conyers and others reveal why the diminutive Millie stands tall as a galvanizing activist in the twentieth century's revolution for social justice.
Through seven decades, Millie Jeffrey brought about change -- by empowerin...
On August 9, 2000, former President Bill Clinton awarded Mildred McWilliams Jeffrey the Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. In this inspiring film, Senator Ted Kennedy, Gloria Steinem, Geraldine Ferraro, John Conyers and others reveal why the diminutive Millie stands tall as a galvanizing activist in the twentieth century's revolution for social justice.
Through seven decades, Millie Jeffrey brought about change -- by empowering victims of exploitation and discrimination to fight for equality and opportunity. In the 1930's, she organized textile workers. During World War II, she helped thousands of "Rosie the Riveters" learn to thrive in a male-dominated world. The 50's and 60's found Millie a pioneer among whites in the struggle for civil rights. To get progressive policymakers elected, she became a leader in Democratic Party politics. And, when the modern women's movement was taking shape, Millie offered savvy leadership.
This documentary chronicles Millie's achievements with a rich mixture of archival, educational and commercial films. The exuberant Millie offers a tested blueprint for action, urging those working for social change to organize, build power coalitions and above all -- never give up! In her words -- "You never win freedom permanently. You have to win it time after time...whether it's union rights, civil rights, or equality for women. We have to keep at it and at it."
A Production of the Educational Film Center and National Women's Education Fund.
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