Unemployed Women

Scottish Television news rushes / trims for a news piece on employment for women in the 1970s.
Although women made up a third of the workforce in Britain in 1972, the Department of Employment found that many women were unable to return to work for various reasons such as the lack of childcare facilities. Consequently, a number of mobile offices were set up throughout Glasgow to disseminate information on possible opportunities in order to tempt women back to work. Sheila Duffy presents a report on these mobile offices and their attempts to find women work. These unedited rough rushes / trims document several takes for a news piece highlighting not only the subject matter but how a news piece is filmed. Shots of a woman talking with administrative worker in the mobile office. Reporter, Sheila Duffy speaks to camera in front of a department of employment mobile office on the department's scheme to help women return to work and the woman's role in the workplace. A mistake is made with Sheila commenting that women are "slaving over a hot kitchen sink". Shots of women outside the mobile office. A second take with Sheila Duffy to camera in front of the mobile office. Pan of queue of women outside the mobile office. Woman talking with administrative worker in the mobile office whilst a voice-over describes what kinds of job the department of employment claims it can find for women. Interview with Mr O'Donnell of the department on the response so far to this scheme.