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All Different, All Equal
(Bullfrog Films), 25 mins
This video looks at progress in achieving greater equality for women--five years after the Beijing Conference on Women. Government delegations in Beijing pledged themselves to tackle increasing violence against women. But in South Africa, the police and judiciary still don't regard rape and domestic violence as se...
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(Bullfrog Films), 25 mins
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This video looks at progress in achieving greater equality for women--five years after the Beijing Conference on Women. Government delegations in Beijing pledged themselves to tackle increasing violence against women. But in South Africa, the police and judiciary still don't regard rape and domestic violence as serious crimes--with only one in 20 rapists receiving a conviction, and the punishment for wife-killing equal to that of fraud.
In Lith... This video looks at progress in achieving greater equality for women--five years after the Beijing Conference on Women. Government delegations in Beijing pledged themselves to tackle increasing violence against women. But in South Africa, the police and judiciary still don't regard rape and domestic violence as serious crimes--with only one in 20 rapists receiving a conviction, and the punishment for wife-killing equal to that of fraud.
In Lithuania, violence takes a more subtle form, with economic hardship forcing many young women into the hands of unscrupulous traffickers who sell women into the sex industry in Europe and the Far East.
This program also analyzes the soaring rate of teenage pregnancies in Scotland, while aging populations in Brazil and the UK mean that more and more old people live out the final years of their lives in poverty.
With contributions from women filmmakers in Brazil, Britain, Fiji, Ireland, Lithuania, Mexico, Scotland and South Africa. Examines progress in women's rights globally. Show more Show less
In Lith... This video looks at progress in achieving greater equality for women--five years after the Beijing Conference on Women. Government delegations in Beijing pledged themselves to tackle increasing violence against women. But in South Africa, the police and judiciary still don't regard rape and domestic violence as serious crimes--with only one in 20 rapists receiving a conviction, and the punishment for wife-killing equal to that of fraud.
In Lithuania, violence takes a more subtle form, with economic hardship forcing many young women into the hands of unscrupulous traffickers who sell women into the sex industry in Europe and the Far East.
This program also analyzes the soaring rate of teenage pregnancies in Scotland, while aging populations in Brazil and the UK mean that more and more old people live out the final years of their lives in poverty.
With contributions from women filmmakers in Brazil, Britain, Fiji, Ireland, Lithuania, Mexico, Scotland and South Africa. Examines progress in women's rights globally. Show more Show less
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Publisher
Bullfrog Films
Topic / Theme
Sociology, Women's Studies, South Africa, Rape and Sexual Abuse, Maternal and Child Health, Lithuania, United Kingdom, Brazil, Mexico, Pacific, The, Cultural Anthropology, International Relations and Geopolitics, Reproductive Rights, Human Rights
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The Amahs of Hong Kong
(Bullfrog Films, 1996), 11 mins
This film explores the lives of Filipino maids in Hong Kong. Forced by mass poverty and continuing economic crisis to leave their families and homeland behind, the amahs send 70-85% of their earnings back to the Philippines. The women often suffer horrific abuse from their employers, and the sacrifices they make a...
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(Bullfrog Films, 1996), 11 mins
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This film explores the lives of Filipino maids in Hong Kong. Forced by mass poverty and continuing economic crisis to leave their families and homeland behind, the amahs send 70-85% of their earnings back to the Philippines. The women often suffer horrific abuse from their employers, and the sacrifices they make are enormous, but so are the potential rewards: money to educate their children and to improve their own living when retired.
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This film explores the lives of Filipino maids in Hong Kong. Forced by mass poverty and continuing economic crisis to leave their families and homeland behind, the amahs send 70-85% of their earnings back to the Philippines. The women often suffer horrific abuse from their employers, and the sacrifices they make are enormous, but so are the potential rewards: money to educate their children and to improve their own living when retired.
Filipino women exploited as maids in Hong Kong.
'Appropriate...for advanced high school, college or university classes dealing with labor, gender, and global migration.'
Nicole Constable, Asian Educational Media Service
'Express(es)...women's desire for independence, self-sufficiency and the important role of having a voice in the process of decision-making...fast paced, yet informative...geared toward the advanced high school student and above...has a place in all video collections in the areas of Women's Studies, History, Sociology and Anthropology. Highly Recommended.' Belinda L. Robinson-Jones, MC Journal
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Bullfrog Films
Topic / Theme
Women's Studies, Migration, Services Sector, Philippines, The, Globalization, Economic Geography, Work
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At the End of a Gun
(Bullfrog Films), 27 mins
Druki Martenstyne's son Jason died in September 1995. Her husband, Cedric, went missing in January 1996. 'I know the pain,' she says. 'I've suffered my son dying, and that we can accept -- we can move on and go back to our memories. But not knowing is something very, very difficult. Some people say they have seen...
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(Bullfrog Films), 27 mins
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Druki Martenstyne's son Jason died in September 1995. Her husband, Cedric, went missing in January 1996. 'I know the pain,' she says. 'I've suffered my son dying, and that we can accept -- we can move on and go back to our memories. But not knowing is something very, very difficult. Some people say they have seen him in chains, but I don't know how far that is true.'
Druki's family fell victim to the bloody civil war between the Tamil Tigers an... Druki Martenstyne's son Jason died in September 1995. Her husband, Cedric, went missing in January 1996. 'I know the pain,' she says. 'I've suffered my son dying, and that we can accept -- we can move on and go back to our memories. But not knowing is something very, very difficult. Some people say they have seen him in chains, but I don't know how far that is true.'
Druki's family fell victim to the bloody civil war between the Tamil Tigers and Sri Lankan government forces that has been tearing the island of Sri Lanka apart for the last 17 years. But she's not alone. With more than 30 regional and ethnic conflicts taking place around the world, this program reports from Sri Lanka on the suffering of thousands of women -- widowed, displaced, detained, separated from husbands, children and other loved ones -- as a result of wars. The devastating effect that the civil war in Sri Lanka is having on women. Show more Show less
Druki's family fell victim to the bloody civil war between the Tamil Tigers an... Druki Martenstyne's son Jason died in September 1995. Her husband, Cedric, went missing in January 1996. 'I know the pain,' she says. 'I've suffered my son dying, and that we can accept -- we can move on and go back to our memories. But not knowing is something very, very difficult. Some people say they have seen him in chains, but I don't know how far that is true.'
Druki's family fell victim to the bloody civil war between the Tamil Tigers and Sri Lankan government forces that has been tearing the island of Sri Lanka apart for the last 17 years. But she's not alone. With more than 30 regional and ethnic conflicts taking place around the world, this program reports from Sri Lanka on the suffering of thousands of women -- widowed, displaced, detained, separated from husbands, children and other loved ones -- as a result of wars. The devastating effect that the civil war in Sri Lanka is having on women. Show more Show less
Field of Study
Global Issues, Diversity
Publisher
Bullfrog Films
Topic / Theme
War and Peace, Women's Studies, South Asia, Conflict Resolution, Cultural Anthropology, PTSD, Social Psychology, Sociology
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Educating Yaprak
(Bullfrog Films), 26 mins
At the crossroads of Asia and Europe, Turkey is a country with a large, young population. But literacy rates have traditionally lagged behind neighboring Greece and Bulgaria. With its sights firmly set on future EU membership, Turkey has identified education as key to reducing poverty. So Turkey has embarked on an...
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(Bullfrog Films), 26 mins
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At the crossroads of Asia and Europe, Turkey is a country with a large, young population. But literacy rates have traditionally lagged behind neighboring Greece and Bulgaria. With its sights firmly set on future EU membership, Turkey has identified education as key to reducing poverty. So Turkey has embarked on an ambitious campaign, targeting those most deprived of education - young teenage girls - especially from the poor rural areas. Life visi...
At the crossroads of Asia and Europe, Turkey is a country with a large, young population. But literacy rates have traditionally lagged behind neighboring Greece and Bulgaria. With its sights firmly set on future EU membership, Turkey has identified education as key to reducing poverty. So Turkey has embarked on an ambitious campaign, targeting those most deprived of education - young teenage girls - especially from the poor rural areas. Life visits Turkey's eastern Province of Van and meets 13-year-old Yaprak, just one of the many targeted by this massive education drive. She, for one, is sure of the benefits. 'I want to study until the end. I want to finish university. I want to have a job.' Turkey's ambitious campaign to reduce poverty includes convincing reluctant parents to send their daughters to school.
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Field of Study
Education, Diversity
Publisher
Bullfrog Films
Topic / Theme
Turkey, Poverty, Education, Women's Studies, International Relations and Geopolitics, Sociology, Islam, Rural Studies, Youth Issues, Cultural Anthropology
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Footprints of Sorrow
(Bullfrog Films, 1996), 10 mins
Today there are 45,000 war widows in Guatemala who have been marginalized in Guatemalan society. But a group of them formed CONAVIGUA (The Committee of Guatemalan widows), which is fighting back, holding literacy classes and encouraging political participation. They are demanding that their rights as indigenous...
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(Bullfrog Films, 1996), 10 mins
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Today there are 45,000 war widows in Guatemala who have been marginalized in Guatemalan society. But a group of them formed CONAVIGUA (The Committee of Guatemalan widows), which is fighting back, holding literacy classes and encouraging political participation. They are demanding that their rights as indigenous women be recognized and that human rights violations are brought to an end.
Guatemalan war widows fighting for human rights.
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Bullfrog Films
Topic / Theme
Central America, Latin American History, War and Peace, Human Rights, Guatemala
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Missing Out
(Bullfrog Films), 27 mins
Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world, and less than a third of the population has access to any health care. Malnutrition remains the main cause of maternal and infant mortality and well over half of all pregnant women suffer from iron deficiency anemia. This program from the City Life series follows...
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(Bullfrog Films), 27 mins
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Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world, and less than a third of the population has access to any health care. Malnutrition remains the main cause of maternal and infant mortality and well over half of all pregnant women suffer from iron deficiency anemia. This program from the City Life series follows two traditional birth attendants as they try to persuade women to take iron folate supplements and visit hospitals, which is often pro...
Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world, and less than a third of the population has access to any health care. Malnutrition remains the main cause of maternal and infant mortality and well over half of all pregnant women suffer from iron deficiency anemia. This program from the City Life series follows two traditional birth attendants as they try to persuade women to take iron folate supplements and visit hospitals, which is often prohibitively expensive.
The program also visits Tanzania, where malaria is blamed for the increase in anemia. In some areas, ninety-three percent of children suffer from the condition. Unicef believes that the way forward is micromultinutrient pills which contain iron folate and other vitamins. But is this a sustainable solution for Tanzania? Unfortunately, the possibility that donors may pull out of distribution programs is high. Young, adolescent girls already constitute a majority of those missing out on supplemental programs. Mothers of the future are in danger. Anemia threatens the population of Niger and Tanzania. Show more Show less
The program also visits Tanzania, where malaria is blamed for the increase in anemia. In some areas, ninety-three percent of children suffer from the condition. Unicef believes that the way forward is micromultinutrient pills which contain iron folate and other vitamins. But is this a sustainable solution for Tanzania? Unfortunately, the possibility that donors may pull out of distribution programs is high. Young, adolescent girls already constitute a majority of those missing out on supplemental programs. Mothers of the future are in danger. Anemia threatens the population of Niger and Tanzania. Show more Show less
Field of Study
Health Policy, Social Sciences
Publisher
Bullfrog Films
Topic / Theme
Niger, Tanzania, Maternal and Child Health, Public Health, Poverty, Nutrition, Women's Studies, Hunger
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Reel to Real: Balancing Acts
(Bullfrog Films), 24 mins
In 1994, 179 government leaders attending the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development signed a groundbreaking agreement aimed at improving the lives of women worldwide. Balancing Acts -- the first in a duo of Life programs made in collaboration with women broadcasters and producers around the...
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(Bullfrog Films), 24 mins
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In 1994, 179 government leaders attending the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development signed a groundbreaking agreement aimed at improving the lives of women worldwide. Balancing Acts -- the first in a duo of Life programs made in collaboration with women broadcasters and producers around the world to mark the 10th anniversary of that conference -- explores how women from very different cultures, often faced with extremes of...
In 1994, 179 government leaders attending the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development signed a groundbreaking agreement aimed at improving the lives of women worldwide. Balancing Acts -- the first in a duo of Life programs made in collaboration with women broadcasters and producers around the world to mark the 10th anniversary of that conference -- explores how women from very different cultures, often faced with extremes of inequality, are taking on the status quo. Individual stories look at how Afghani women refugees are returning to pick up the pieces of their lives in Kabul; the feisty female entrepreneurs of Nigeria known as 'Mama Benz' who, despite owning an estimated 50 per cent of the country's small businesses, are denied recognition of their contribution to the economy; a teenager battling purdah to get an education in Pakistan; and the 'inherited widows' who are challenging convention in Kenya. Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and UN Commissioner for Human Rights, provides an overview of the state of women's rights worldwide - and why they are so crucial to social and economic development. Explores the international movement for women's rights.
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Field of Study
Global Issues, Diversity
Publisher
Bullfrog Films
Topic / Theme
Women's Studies, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan, Cultural Anthropology, Economic Anthropology, International Law, International Relations and Geopolitics, Human Rights, Education, Immigration and Refugees, Sociology, Local Economies, Mexico, Citizenship, Social Movements and Activism
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Rosita
(Bullfrog Films, 2005), 58 mins
ROSITA, a documentary by award-winning filmmakers Barbara Attie and Janet Goldwater, traces a young girl's journey from innocent victim to unwitting victor.
When a nine-year-old Nicaraguan girl becomes pregnant as a result of a rape, her parents -- illiterate campesinos working in Costa Rica -- seek a legal 'ther...
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(Bullfrog Films, 2005), 58 mins
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ROSITA, a documentary by award-winning filmmakers Barbara Attie and Janet Goldwater, traces a young girl's journey from innocent victim to unwitting victor.
When a nine-year-old Nicaraguan girl becomes pregnant as a result of a rape, her parents -- illiterate campesinos working in Costa Rica -- seek a legal 'therapeutic' abortion to save their only child's life.
Their quest pits them against the governments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica, the medi...
ROSITA, a documentary by award-winning filmmakers Barbara Attie and Janet Goldwater, traces a young girl's journey from innocent victim to unwitting victor.
When a nine-year-old Nicaraguan girl becomes pregnant as a result of a rape, her parents -- illiterate campesinos working in Costa Rica -- seek a legal 'therapeutic' abortion to save their only child's life.
Their quest pits them against the governments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica, the medical establishment, and the Catholic Church. When their story gains international media attention, the repercussions ripple across Latin America and Europe.
The plight of a nine-year-old Nicaraguan girl, who becomes pregnant as the result of a rape, triggers a battle over whose life has precedence.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs, Health Sciences
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Bullfrog Films
Topic / Theme
Central America, Youth Issues, Rape and Sexual Abuse, Catholicism, Government Policy, International Relations and Geopolitics, Women's Studies, Reproductive Rights, Ethics, Social Psychology, Human Rights, Human Rights Law
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Running On Empty
(Bullfrog Films), 29 mins
In this film, Life highlights the plight of two young mothers living in two very different societies. Dawn lives in South Wales, in one of the poorest districts in the European Union, where over a quarter of all children live in poverty. She has a partner and three children. Her youngest child is David who is one...
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(Bullfrog Films), 29 mins
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In this film, Life highlights the plight of two young mothers living in two very different societies. Dawn lives in South Wales, in one of the poorest districts in the European Union, where over a quarter of all children live in poverty. She has a partner and three children. Her youngest child is David who is one year old. Asemu lives in northern Ethiopia where most of the people are farmers who cannot produce enough food to live on. She has a p...
In this film, Life highlights the plight of two young mothers living in two very different societies. Dawn lives in South Wales, in one of the poorest districts in the European Union, where over a quarter of all children live in poverty. She has a partner and three children. Her youngest child is David who is one year old. Asemu lives in northern Ethiopia where most of the people are farmers who cannot produce enough food to live on. She has a partner and two children; the youngest Mikiray is eight months old. Both Dawn and Asemu are 22 years old.
David and Mikiray are both at a crucial stage in their development where a healthy diet is fundamental to preventing lifelong problems linked to malnutrition. Both women are aware that their children's diets are poor and that their health is suffering because of this. Asemu's eldest child Bayou is small and seriously underweight with chronic health issues. Dawn's youngest child David is not too small or underweight, but she recognises that she feeds him fatty foods because they are cheaper.
The international community has made a commitment to halve hunger by 2015. Asemu and Dawn will tell you it's failing. Highlights the plight of two young mothers - one in South Wales and the other in Northern Ethiopia. Show more Show less
David and Mikiray are both at a crucial stage in their development where a healthy diet is fundamental to preventing lifelong problems linked to malnutrition. Both women are aware that their children's diets are poor and that their health is suffering because of this. Asemu's eldest child Bayou is small and seriously underweight with chronic health issues. Dawn's youngest child David is not too small or underweight, but she recognises that she feeds him fatty foods because they are cheaper.
The international community has made a commitment to halve hunger by 2015. Asemu and Dawn will tell you it's failing. Highlights the plight of two young mothers - one in South Wales and the other in Northern Ethiopia. Show more Show less
Field of Study
Health Policy, Diversity
Publisher
Bullfrog Films
Topic / Theme
Women's Studies, Maternal and Child Health, Poverty, Sociology, Nutrition, Hunger, International Relations and Geopolitics, Food, Multicultural Studies
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Staying Alive!
(Bullfrog Films), 23 mins
Life visits Bangladesh to find out how the country is planning to cut the maternal mortality rate by three quarters by the year 2015. Every year, a recent WHO report shows, 529,000 women worldwide die in childbirth and pregnancy. Nearly all of these preventable deaths occur in developing countries, where problems...
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(Bullfrog Films), 23 mins
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Life visits Bangladesh to find out how the country is planning to cut the maternal mortality rate by three quarters by the year 2015. Every year, a recent WHO report shows, 529,000 women worldwide die in childbirth and pregnancy. Nearly all of these preventable deaths occur in developing countries, where problems of poverty, combined with lack of health and education services, make motherhood a dangerous undertaking. For over 20 years, the intern...
Life visits Bangladesh to find out how the country is planning to cut the maternal mortality rate by three quarters by the year 2015. Every year, a recent WHO report shows, 529,000 women worldwide die in childbirth and pregnancy. Nearly all of these preventable deaths occur in developing countries, where problems of poverty, combined with lack of health and education services, make motherhood a dangerous undertaking. For over 20 years, the international community has pledged itself to improving maternal health. But until recently there has been very little progress. Now, in the Millennium Development Goals, 189 countries have renewed their commitment to reduce maternal mortality by 75 per cent by 2015. In Bangladesh, 50 women die during pregnancy or in childbirth every day. Will Bangladesh be able to deliver its promises to cut maternal mortality figures by three-quarters by 2015. Poverty combined with lack of education and health services affect maternal mortality rates in Bangladesh.
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Field of Study
Health Policy, Diversity
Publisher
Bullfrog Films
Topic / Theme
Bangladesh, Poverty, Maternal and Child Health, Reproductive Rights, Education, International Relations and Geopolitics, Sociology, Government Policy, Human Rights
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