
Working Woman
2019

Representation Score
Excellent
2019
Director
Nikos Labôt
Runtime
89 minutes
Average Rating
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Her Job is a social realist drama that emphasizes the ability to act of individuals facing exclusion over traditional social hierarchies. It excels in challenging traditional gender roles and providing a sophisticated critique of neoliberalism and capitalist structures. The film's strength lies in framing economic struggle as a central theme, highlighting a woman's transition from an invisible housewife to a precarious worker. However, the film remains limited by its lack of explicit LGBTQ+ identities and specific disability representation. Its focus on class and Greek socioeconomic realities means it does not actively seek multi-ethnic or racial diversity.
Category Breakdown
The film does not include explicit queer narratives or relationships that go beyond traditional gender roles. However, it avoids reinforcing assumptions that everyone is straight or cisgender by focusing on individual survival over traditional family roles.
The story challenges traditional gender hierarchies by showing the protagonist's journey from being submissive in a domestic setting to becoming professionally competent. It portrays a woman as a complex figure navigating economic challenges rather than fitting into a stable domestic archetype.
The narrative focuses on class-based identity within the Greek socioeconomic context. While it does not have a multi-ethnic cast, it centers the experiences of the working class rather than those of privileged social hierarchies.
The film provides a critical look at Western economic institutions and capitalist structures. It frames survival and theft as logical responses to systemic failures rather than simple moral failings.
There is no specific representation of physical or neurodivergent conditions. Instead, the film explores the psychological impact of living with economic instability.
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Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
A devoted but underappreciated housewife's brief taste of autonomy as a mall cleaner (where she is a popular, model employee) is threatened by pending layoffs.

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