Activists | Women
Vanessa Engle's film looks at a small group of passionate and committed young activists, who believe that the need for feminist politics is now more urgent than ever.
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Clip Info
- Clip length: 58'36''
- Broadcast year: 2010
Curriculum Connection
- Sociology | How are family life and relationships changing? | Nuclear families, extended families, lone parent families, reconstituted families, same-sex families, non-family households, lone-person households. Family life and diversity: emerging family types, trends in marriage, divorce and cohabitation. Demographic changes: birth rate, family size, age at marriage, age of childbearing, ageing population.
Access
Licence: ERA Licence required
Usage
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
Content
- Provider: BBC
- Channel: BBC Four
- Programme: Women
- Episode: Activists
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