| Description |
1 online resource (94 minutes) |
| Summary |
EQUAL MEANS EQUAL is an unflinching look at how women are treated in the United States today. By following both real-life stories and precedent-setting legal cases, director Kamala Lopez discovers how outdated and discriminatory attitudes inform and influence seemingly disparate issues, from workplace matters to domestic violence, rape & sexual assault to the foster case system, the healthcare system, & the legal system. Along the way, she reveals the inadequacy of present laws in place that claim to protect women, ultimately presenting a compelling and persuasive argument for the urgency of ratifying the equal rights amendment |
| Notes |
Title from title screen (viewed April 18, 2022) |
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"Trigger warning: this film deals with potentially distressing subject matter" |
| Credits |
Editor, Geoff Stebbins ; music by Charles-Henri Avelange and Kathryn Bostic |
| Performer |
Kamala Lopez, Gloria Steinem, Patricia Arquette |
| Notes |
In English |
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Won 2016, Traverse City Film Festival, Best US Documentary |
| Subject |
Women's rights -- United States.
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Equality before the law -- United States.
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Sex discrimination against women -- United States
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Equal rights amendments -- United States
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Women -- United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century
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Sexism -- United States
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Equal rights amendments
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Equality before the law
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Sex discrimination against women
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Sexism
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Women -- Social conditions
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Women's rights
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United States
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documentary film.
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Documentary films
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Feature films
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Documentary films.
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Feature films.
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Documentaires.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Lopez, Kamala, director, on-screen participant, producer, screenwriter
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Arquette, Patricia, 1968- on-screen participant.
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Steinem, Gloria, on-screen participant
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Marshall, Joel, producer
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Sikes, Gini, producer, screenwriter
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Heroica Films, Inc., production company.
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Passion River Films, film distributor.
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