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"In March 1937, the GPO Film Unit [General Post Office Film Unit, London, England] employed 31 members of staff directly and 20 contracted staff: ten were women. In general, women were recruited to recognised 'female' roles, notably shorthand typing, cleaning and negative cutting. [...] Almost all senior positions at the Unit (directors, managers and sound technicians) earning over £5 per week were filled by men. Evelyn Spice, a director, earning £8 10s., was the exception."
-- Jo Fox


Source:
Fox, Jo. "'To Be a Woman': Female Labour and Memory in Documentary Film Production, 1929-50." Journal of British Cinema and Television 10 (2013). (p. 587)