Rural women are being called to participate in a survey for a new documentary titled Rural Daughters.
The feature-length documentary by CheekyMac Productions will seek to follow the journeys of some of Australia’s most successful and inspiring rural, regional, and remote women, and share their stories in overcoming barriers, with the results expected to be used to inform policy and develop educational resources in Australian schools.
An accompanying survey will seek to capture the experiences of women outside suburbia, and gauge their sentiments on natural disasters, health and domestic violence, societal attitudes, racial prejudice, Tall Poppy Syndrome, community life, leadership, and female role models.
Created by Gippsland producer, director, and writer Danielle McAlpine Johnson, the survey has been developed in conjunction with Federation University’s Collaborative Evaluation and Research Centre and CheekyMac Productions, both organisations led by rural women.
Mrs McAlpine Johnson hopes that the survey will provide an ‘statistical snapshot of rural women’.
“Surveying 1000 rural women is a bold target, but we hope women take this opportunity to tell us about their lives and be a part of a collective voice in the Rural Daughters story,” she said.
“These women are the backbone of rural Australia and we are putting our heart and soul into telling their stories — how they overcome adversity, find purpose, break limitations, and lead in their communities in the most unique and innovative ways.”
Federation University’s Collaborative Evaluation and Research Centre (CERC) Professor Joanne Porter shared her enthusiasm for the documentary.
“Our involvement in this documentary is an opportunity to showcase that a regionally-based university can make a difference with regional communities and, in particular, advocate for rural women on issues that matter,” she said.
The survey is available online between August and September and available at www.cheekymac.com/rural-daughters.
