Join us on Monday the 11th of March (Labour Day Holiday) for a private viewing of Women Of Steel, with guest speaker Robynne Murphy (Director of the film). This viewing is the final event in the Women Maker's Exhibition "Making Me" being held at the Halfway South Gallery space.

Participants are asked to bring their own camp chair and refreshments (There is also an IGA across the road) and Robynne will be on hand after the movie to answer any questions you may have.

Admission is by donation, with all proceeds going to the Geeveston Community Workshop.

Synopsis:

A rousing Australian documentary, many years in the making,  that follows a group of determined local women in their  14-year fight for the right to work in Wollongong’s steel industry.

Forty years ago, director Robynne Murphy, one of the leaders of Wollongong’s 1980-1994 Jobs for Women Campaign, joined hundreds of migrant/working class women to take  on  Australia’s most powerful  company BHP – and initially they seemed to have won. But when the 1983 steel slump devastated the city’s economy,  the women  were forced  into the courtroom and onto the streets to face a prolonged battle for equality.

Their struggle plays out against a background of societal changes: from the emergence of the women’s movement and anti-discrimination legislation to the  shifting roles of women in the  home  and in a largely migrant workforce. While showcasing Australia’s history of the steel industry, Women of Steel is above all a story of perseverance and comradeship told with emotion and humour. It offers inspiration to those who seek justice and equality against seemingly impossible odds today.