That story of men who lost their jobs — while I’m certainly not diminishing their experiences, I felt like we’d seen that a lot. I don’t want to stereotype, but a lot of men struggle with loss of status, while women more often focus on how to maintain their status as primary caregiver to their family.
Brad Lichtenstein, Director and Producer of As Goes Janesville on his decision to concentrate in particular on women facing unemployment in the Wisconsin town of Janesville
See As Goes Janesville on PBS’s Independent Lens October 8th or find a screening near you. Heck, do both!
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