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A Woman's Place (1998)
60 min | Documentary

A Woman's Place (1998)

60 min | Documentary

A Woman's Place (1998) tells the intimate stories of women from three countries - India, South Africa and the USA - who are fighting to balance the scales of power so that "a man's world" is also a woman's place. Advocates for women's ...See moreA Woman's Place (1998) tells the intimate stories of women from three countries - India, South Africa and the USA - who are fighting to balance the scales of power so that "a man's world" is also a woman's place. Advocates for women's rights have frequently turned to LAW in their efforts to accord women equality. But are new laws enough to change old ways? A Woman's Place explores this question through three separate stories that share one common link - patriarchal control and women's efforts to dislodge it. In a new, post-apartheid South Africa, Tandaswa Ndita, a judge, works with traditional village courts so women can inherit property as per the new Constitution. In Duluth Minnesota, Mary Asmus, a prosecutor, works with community groups to prosecute domestic abuse cases, in a way that won't render victims more vulnerable. In India two women, Veena, who had an arranged marriage, and Seema, who married for love, both find themselves at the same juncture, divorce, but with many disadvantages. Their lawyer, Flavia Agnes, uses a unique, feminist approach to law to help them have the life they want. Using this cross-cultural approach, the film reveals that patriarchy may cut across cultures, but each society finds unique and particular ways to tackle it. See less

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Name	Known for
Flavia Agnes Self / Indian Lawyer Self / Indian Lawyer See fewer	Memories of Fear (1995)
Mary Asmus Self / American Prosecutor Self / American Prosecutor See fewer	A Woman's Place (1998)
Tandaswa Ndita Self / South African Judge Self / South African Judge See fewer	A Woman's Place (1998)
Lynn Neary Self / Narrator Self / Narrator See fewer	Childhood (1991)

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