Lack of equal opportunities for African American women in the workplace

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Title:
Lack of equal opportunities for African American women in the workplace
Description:
In this clip Barbara Barrows interviews Gretchen Wortham after her recent appointment to Station Manager of WILD Radio, who discusses the role of minority women in management positions and the difference in respect and responsibility accorded to White counterparts. Overall the program focuses on Gretchen Wortham's recent appointment to Station Manager of WILD Radio, Boston. Host Barbara Barrow and Wortham discuss the personal and professional events that led to her appointment, equal employment and FCC regulations, listener/viewer feedback, women in the workplace, African American radio programming, advertising, and other issues related to WILD. Additional segments include the "Say Brother News" with anchors Eric Sampedro and Leah Fletcher, an excerpt from a film on early indigenous peoples in North America, and the "Community Calendar." Produced by Barbara Barrow. Directed by Conrad White.
Producer:
Barrow-Murray, Barbara
Director:
White, Conrad
Creator:
Moore, Melvin
Contributor:
DeVitt, Doug
Contributor:
Balhatchet, Tom
Contributor:
St. Onge, David
Contributor:
Wilson, Bob
Reporter:
Sampedro, Eric
Contributor:
Demers, Leo
Contributor:
Mackles, Gene
Contributor:
Smith, Kathy
Contributor:
Wareham, Skip
Reporter:
Fletcher, Leah
Contributor:
Marshall, Carolyn
Contributor:
Cross, June
Researcher:
Valdes, Mario
Contributor:
Clarke, Brian
Contributor:
Plausse, John
Contributor:
Buccheri, Ron
Contributor:
Norton, Chas
Host:
Barrow-Murray, Barbara
Contributor:
Merhar, Milan
Contributor:
Johnson, Nat
Contributor:
Johnson, Lenita
Contributor:
Correia, Dennis
Contributor:
MacDonald, Greg
Contributor:
Mahard, Fran
Contributor:
Songai, Jahid
Contributor:
Stewart, Aubrey
Contributor:
Horne, Danny
Researcher:
Yang, Eileen
Contributor:
Holden, Dick
Contributor:
Bordett, Bruce
Contributor:
Hill, Rebecca
Contributor:
Lewis, Webster
Contributor:
Floyd, Michael
Date:
December 10, 1976
Format:
Film/Video
Location:
WGBH
Collection (local):
WGBH Open Vault
Series:
Say Brother
Subjects:
Affirmative action programs
Civil rights
African American women
Segregation
Businesswomen
African Americans in radio broadcasting
African Americans in television broadcasting
Sex discrimination against women
African American radio stations
Wortham, Gretchen
WILD (Radio station : Boston, MA)
Link to Item:
https://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2B7274673CE141758A543D6705A0EB3D
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Publisher:
WGBH Educational Foundation
Identifier:
V_2B7274673CE141758A543D6705A0EB3D