Topic: Equal Rights

Published date - Jun 2008

Stop and Search Me

Seyi Rhodes, a black British man, decides to test the theory that the police are racist in their “stop and search” antics.

Stop and Search Me

Video length - 08.37

Keystage(s) - 4

Sterilise The Poor

What’s the best solution to the benefits crisis? A Councillor called John Ward once suggested on his blog that “breed for greed” mothers on benefits should be sterilised. This film shows a range of reactions to his controversial point of view.

Sterilise The Poor

Video length - 01.53

Disappearing Women At Work

What are the obstacles in the way of women who want equal pay and equal working rights? The experts discuss how women can get ahead in business.

Disappearing Women At Work

Video length - 02.49

90 Years Of Feminism

It’s been ninety years since women won the fight to vote, but they’re still struggling for real sexual equality. What’s been achieved since then, and what’s left to battle for?

90 Years Of Feminism

Video length - 03.36

Keystage(s) - 4

Nature Vs Nurture – Feminism

Are there biological reasons for the lack of women in the workplace? Have genes kept them chained to the oven (and the cradle) or is it just the ideologies we live with? Kierra Box, youth worker and feminist, battles it out with a research biochemist for the answer to ‘the baby question’.

Nature Vs Nurture – Feminism

Video length - 03.16

Peaceful Protests

A musical guide to civil disobedience, which takes us through the ages, looking at the actions of successful demonstrators through from Rosa Parks to Gandhi to the protesters of Tiananmen Square.

Peaceful Protests

Video length - 04.56

Feminism And The Veil

What do modern women think of the Muslim practice of wearing a veil? From impractical and oppressive to liberating and empowering, women give their opinions on what the veil means to them.

Feminism And The Veil

Video length - 06.04

Is Feminism for Everyone?

TrueTube asks what ‘feminism’ means to women on an estate – if anything at all. Is feminism something that all women can identify with, or do class and social conditions play a part in dividing women?

Is Feminism for Everyone?

Video length - 02.12

Keystage(s) - 4