An analysis of the documentary: “In the wake of modern life, women are becoming leaders”

Abstract

The focus of my master’s thesis is the statistical analysis of gender differences in education and migration in Greenland. A television documentary: “In the wake of modern life, women are becoming leaders” covers a real story about contemporary issues in Greenland and the ways one is able to have a career and earn a living. I have documented the gender gap between men and women in education and the impact their choices have upon their careers. I also documented that there is a migration of women out of Greenland. Still the most important demographic changes taking place in Greenland for example Danish population is decreasing besides that the employees high ranking officials from Denmark are replaced by well-educated Greenlandic women in workplaces. In the “traditional” Greenlandic media coverage of such events, reporters have most often used stock video or film from previous reports with regards to the actual “on site” documentation when making stories about the hunters and fishermen and their wives. In contrast to this, I followed their work by accompanying them specifically at sea. In doing so, I showed how they managed to work along the coast. Interviewees from Ilulissat I interviewed at their homes. It has been important to me to document for the television viewers, the major differences between men and women in education and career choices. I have tried to present a fair and honest documentary regarding this gender difference. In this issue we should not only see the facts, numbers, and statistics, but find stories and the reality to show that the hunters and fishers, and their wives, are deeply proud of what they are doing, despite society requiring Greenlanders to be educated. I follow two hunters and fishers, their wives and a BA level graduate from University of Greenland, documenting their daily life in 2018 stories in Greenland. I have documented seal hunting that is very important, especially the first seal catch, a boys first catch, a practice we have inherited from our ancestors.

Iežan masterbarggus leat statistihkalaš sohkabeale erohusat oahpahusas ja fárrendábiin guovddážis. Mu TV dokumentáras “In the wake of modern life, women are becoming leaders (“Ođđaáigásaš máilmmi riegádeamis nissonolbmot šaddet jođiheaddjin”) mun fuopmášahtán dálá áiggi diliid Ruonáeatnamis ja mo Ruonáeatnanlaččat ellet. Dán muitalusas mun lean dokumenteren sohkabeale erohusaid albmáid ja nissonolbmuid gaskkas oahpahusa dáfus ja mo sin válljemat váikkuhit sin bargoeallima, Mun dokumenteren maid ahte nissonolbmot fárrejit eret Ruonáeatnamis. Das beroškeahttá lea deháleamos demográfalaš nuppástus mii dáhpáhuvvá Ruonáeatnamis ahte dánskalaš álbmoga sturrodat lea geahpideamen, ja bures oahpahuvvon ruonáeatnanlaš nissonolbmot váldet badjelasaset bargosajiid main ovdal ledjet áššedovdit geat eai lean Ruonáeatnamis eret. “Árbevirolaš” ruonáeatnanlaš mediareportášain árgabeaieallimis, doaimmaheaddjit geavahit dávjá vuorkávideoid dahje oasi boares reportášain go baicce dálááiggi govaid duohtadáhpáhusas go muitalit ruonáeatnanlaš bivdiid, guolásteaddjiid ja sin eamidiid birra. Mun ges dokumenterejin Ruonáeatnanlaš guolásteaddjiid ja sin guimmiid bargguid ja vásáhusaid go ieš fitnen meara alde ja jearahallen daid sin ruovttuin. Munnje lea leamaš dehálaš dokumenteret váldo erohusaid nissoniid ja albmáid gaskkas oahpahusas ja bargoeallinválljemis mii dávjá bohciida oahpahusa boasttuerohusas. Mun lean geahččalan ovdanbuktit vuoiggalaš ja rehálaš dokumentára sohkabeale erohusa dáfus, gehččojuvvon duohtaeallima olbmuid linssa bokte. Mii eat dárbbaš oaidnit dušše duohtadieđuid, nummiriid ja statistihkaid. Mii dárbbašit maiddái muitalusaid ja duohtavuođaid mat muitalit manne bivdit, guolásteaddjit ja sin eamidat leat albma lahkái čeavlái das geat sii leat ja maid sii barget, beroškeahttá das ahte servodagas gáibiduvvo ahte ruonáeatnanlaččat galget oahpu váldit. Iežan dokumentáras čuovun guokte bivdi ja guolásteaddji ja sudno eamidiid ja maiddái nissonolbmo geas lea bachelorgráda Ruonáeatnan Universitehtas ja dokumenteren sin árgabeaivvi eallima. Lean dokumenteren njuorjjobivddu. Dat lea bivdovuohki maid mii leat árben iežamet máttuin, ja dat lea hui dehálaš Ruonáeatnanlaš kultuvrras, earenoamážit gándda vuosttas sálas.

Master Thesis-mi sammisakka tassaapput angutit arnallu ilinniartitaanermi assigiinnginngitsumik inissisimanerat kalaallit nunaani naatsorsueqqissaartarfimmeersut kisitsisit atorlugit paasiniaallunga, nunatsinnit nunanut allanut nuuttatut misissorlugit, taavalu tv-kkut piviusulersaarummik aallakaatitassiorlunga: «Ineriartupiloornerup nassataanik inooriaaseq allanngortinneqarmat nutaalianngortinneqarluni, arnat siuttunngorput». Ima qulequtseraluarakku : «In the wake of modern life, women become leaders”. Atorfillit sulianullu aalangersimasunut misilittagaqarluartut nunatta avataani inunngorsimasut Kalaallit Nunanni najugallit ikiliartornerat, taakkualu atorfii kalaallit arnartaannit ilinniarluarsimasunit atorfigineqalersimapput. Inuiaqatigiinni malunnaateqarluatumik allanngortoqarnera allaaserisanni isiginnaagassiamilu sammivakka. Kalaallit Nunaanni piniartut aalisartullu taakkulu nuliaat pillugit nunatsinni tv-mi sammineqartarnerat annikitsunnguuvoq, aallakaatitassiaasimasuni tigulaarillunilu imaluunniit tusagassiariarineqareersuni tigulaarilluni aallakaatitani assit aalasut takutinneqaqqittarput, piviusulersarusiannili aallakaatitassami taakku takutilluarniarpakka. TV-kkut piviusulersaarutilianni allatut periaaseqarlunga tusagassiaraakka, tassa piniartoq aalisartorlu taavalu puisimik pernganniartoq angalaqatigalugit malinnaaffigaakka. Malinnaaninnilu sinerissap avataani qanoq sulisarnerat takutippara, taavalu angerlarsimaffianni apersorlugit. Aquuteralallutik inuussutissarsiortut qanoq sulisarnersut takutissallugu pingaartissimavara, ingammik angutit arnallu ilinniakkap tungaatigut inissisimanerisa assinnginnerujussuat assiginnginngissutillu annertunera ersersinniarlugu. Angutit arnallu ilinniarnerup tungaatigut assinngitsunik angusaqarsimanerat unneqqarissumik uppernarsaatillu atorlugit sammivakka. Piviusut kisiisa samminagit naatsorsueqqisaartarfimmit kisitsisit, oqaluttuat piviusullu saqqumiunnerisa saniatigut piniartut aalisartullu, taakkualu nuliaat tulluusimaarutissaqarluartut, imarmiit nunamiillu pisat piareersarlugit nerisassiaralugillu nuannarilluaraat takutippara, naak inuiaqatigiinni suaartaatigineqaraluartoq kalaallit ilinniagaqassasut. Piniartut, aalisartut taakkualu nuliaat arnarlu Universitet-mi ilisimatusarfimmi Bacheloritut ilinniaqarsimasoq 2018-mi ullluinnarni inuunerat malinnaavigaakka. Siuaasatsinnit kingornussaq puisimik perngarnerup pingaaruteqassusia aamma sammivara.