Suitable for the job ... except you're a woman (1967) | RetroFocus

"They say they don't want a woman, they advertised for a man. And that's it."
Women, even those with degrees, found it hard to advance their careers in 1960s Australia, with reasons given at job interviews ranging from protection from rape, to labs being too dirty for women.
This Four Corners episode, Behind the Potted Palm, aired on April 3, 1967.
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