Working class women provide the leitmotiv of this animation that dissects the specific working conditions faced by women in precarious jobs assigned to them in nineties’ Britain. These conditions involve racism, sexual abuse, weakened positions within the family, due partly to wage discrimination, and, in short, an inexcusable social disregard. Using the narrative structure of a fairy tale, the film presents strategies to overcome these pitfalls, driven by activism and a profound desire to educate. A key work for understanding the response that took place during the grey years of Thatcherism.
