A Struggle to Remember

2012 | 21 minutes | 0.0 ★ (0)

A Struggle to Remember
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    The video documentary "A Struggle to Remember: Fighting for Our Families" puts faces and narratives to the story of the struggle for family leave in Canada. The 20-minute film shows how it became accepted that women be able to return to their jobs after maternity leave and how men and women gained real and enforceable work-life balance provisions.

  • Release Date

    13 November 2012

  • DirectingAaron Floresco
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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