TITLE:
Overview of Domestic Violence and Workplace Disparities: An Analysis of the Film We Still Have Tomorrow (2023)
AUTHORS:
Luísa Jobim Santi, Vannini De Medeiros Mendes Ribeiro
KEYWORDS:
Inequality, Women’s Authonomy, Domestic Violence, Socio-Sexual Division of Labor, Financial Independence
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.12 No.9,
September
14,
2024
ABSTRACT: It is known that various studies point to different aspects that support the disparity between men and women regarding their societal roles. These factors include the wage gap, workplace inequalities, and societal norms that confine women to domestic roles, among other aspects. Reflecting on this, the aim of this study is to investigate and discuss the complex interplay between domestic violence and workplace disparities based on an analysis of the film We Still Have Tomorrow (2023), a critically acclaimed Italian film, directed by Paola Cortellesi, which intensely and thought-provokingly presents themes such as domestic violence, the overload of women’s working hours and other issues related to discussions about women’s financial and political autonomy. The choice to approach this theme through a film analysis stems from the perspective that films are communicative, semiotic vehicles and cultural products capable of broadening our awareness and understanding of ourselves and others.