The first three women garbage collectors have just been hired by the City of Paris, to clean the streets of the capital, a hard job, hitherto reserved for men. Interview with Nathalie GUIGNON, garbage collector of the Cleanliness of Paris: I wanted to stay in this sector of activity. Interview of male colleagues who see nothing wrong. Interview with Yves CONTASSOT, assistant to the environment: in 1917 we had pictures of women rubbish.
March 8, International Women’s Day, is an opportunity to take an interest in these occupations of women occupied by men. Meeting of three men who have chosen early childhood professions, the vast majority of which are performed by women. At the Beaubreuil reception area in Limoges interview with Hervé LAMARRE, former midwife turned nursery director. Interview with Vincent FOURGEAUD, midwife. Interview in her room at the maternity hospital of Valérie BATHIAS, a patient whom Vincent FOURGEAUD gave birth. At home, interview with Christophe MOUGENOT, former military turned nanny.
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, a meeting with two of them at their workplace. They have both chosen jobs where women are rare: Anne LAMOTTE, has chosen a "man" job, she works on the construction site of the new wastewater treatment plant in Rouen, in a male environment, she does selective sorting. Danièle LAMARQUE, has a position of responsibility, she is president of the Regional Chamber of Accounts of Haute-Normandie.
Focus on building trades training at the AFPA, which welcomes women on internships. Specific funding may be granted for the adjustment of posts. On a masonry site, interview with Dominique ALBOUY, AFPA Aurillac intern on the fact that she is a woman who exercises a "man’s job. Interview with a fellow man of Dominique who does not make the difference even if he humorously says that women are more "boring". Interview with Luc CHIOSELLI, AFPA Aurillac training manager who talks about workplace adaptations for women.
Interview with two secretaries whose remarks suggest the secretary would be the boss' maid. Jocelyne, 20, secretary in an art agency, talks about sexism on the part of male superiors who consider their secretary as their handyman. She who works for a woman sees the difference in behavior of her boss vis-à-vis subordinate tasks like making a phone number or a photocopy. Liliane heintz, a training facilitator, speaks of secretaries as people whose role is to "clean" their professional environment. She makes an analogy between filing documents and storing laundry.
Nine women workers in Creusot-Loire are undergoing vocational retraining to escape unemployment. The steel company offered them an internship to become a turner. In this excerpt, we witness the meeting in the factory between three female turners and their future male colleagues. We hear in voice over, the divergent reactions of two turning workers, one hostile to the work of women in this profession and the other pleasantly surprised by their qualities as turning men.
Excerpt from a report showing Sophie in the exercise of her profession as a surgeon, the only woman to hold this position at the Saint-Louis hospital in Paris. During the excerpt, a fellow surgeon answers the question: "What do you think of female surgeons?" and in turn, Sophie talks about the attitude of her male colleagues towards her. Prejudices have a hard time.
Interview in her bus of Yolande DECOURSON driver at RATP. To the question "Why did she choose this profession?" the young woman replies that she chose this male profession for reasons of salary. She evokes the driving qualities of female machinists in comparison with her male colleagues who tend to "show off". She finally tells with humor that it happens that male passengers give her driving advice.
Cop, man or woman job? The extract of the report tries to answer this question through the portraits Françoise TEYCHENEY, police captain and Christelle LEBRAS, peacekeeper. At the police station of Champigny sur Marne, there is a discussion between the police lieutenant Luc MESSIER and Captain TEYCHENEY: "When a woman is pregnant she is absent, it is a problem" says Luc MESSIER. "They are not pregnant every year!" answers Françoise TEYCHENEY. The new generation of police officers seems more open with the look of Laurent RAYNAUD, police brigadier who works under the authority of Françoise TEYCHENEY: "For me it does not cause me problems... It’s a generation story". Filmed in a police van at night, Christelle evokes her relations with her male colleagues: "The old slogan was "the police a profession of men". "I never felt any difficulties... but after the interventions of the little jokes but the colleagues accept us well anyway". During a night control operation with RATP agents, interview with Hervé VIGUIE who recognizes qualities to his female colleagues: "In the fields they are sometimes thinner than some men. For physical abilities, they are of equal value. When you are between men, you are always a little "Gallic".
Portrait of Alain LE FAUCONNIER, beautician and makeup artist in a salon on rue Paradis in Marseille. During a makeup session on a young woman, Alain says what he likes about his job. To the question: "Do you consider it a female job?" , he replies: "I think there are no so-called "female" or male" jobs. Each person does what he likes". He acknowledges that he has never suffered from sexism in his profession.
Philippe LENGRAND, nurse, works with 15 women. He is the only man in this department, and his presence is appreciated in the team. In the trauma department, his presence is also useful for questions of physical strength. While doing his job, Philippe expresses himself on the needs of men in the service. Lionel BATELI, nurse of the trauma department of the hospital, evokes the prevalence of the profile on the sex in the recruitments. The comment concludes with the opinion of Philippe LENGRAND who wants to replace the term "remasculinization" of the profession by that of "revalorization".
The job of cleaning woman must now be declined to the masculine. Housekeepers are still rare but they exist and their services seem appreciated. An example in images with Guillaume PLAZZA, 21, a salaried cleaner at Solutia and who works at Madame Marie-Jeanne FADY, 93. This is the social bond that is created by cleaning people who especially like the young man. The old lady tells William how boys were raised in the old days and now finds that boys do better housework than girls.
Keiss WAHAB is a midwife, a profession traditionally devoted to women. Journalists are interested in her relations with her exclusively female colleagues and with patients. The scenes of the midwife at work alternate with her interview, those of a patient, Dominique BERRET, mother of three children and Corinne RIOU, responsible for midwives.
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