3. About film
• ReleaseYear: September 12, 2005
• Director : Niki Caro
• Producer : NickWechsler
• Inspired by a true story
• Try to displayed instance of harassment
• Display women's position at work
• Gender discrimination
4. Characters
JoseyAimes- (CharlizeTheron) the protagonist. She started the sexual
harassment case against the mining company.
Sammy and KarenAimes- Josey's children.
Glory- ( Frances McDormand) Josey's friend who helped her get the job
at the mines. Eventually gets Parkinson’s.
Kyle- (Sean Bean) Glory's husband.
Bill White- (Woody Harelson) lawyer from NewYork and friend of Kyle's,
who represented Josey in the case.
Bobby Sharp- ( Jeremey Renner) worker at the mines.Told everyone
Josey had a relationship with their high school teacher.
5. Summery
• Josey Aimes was part of a group of the first women to work at a local iron mine in
Minnesota.
• She got the job by her friend Glory and there was one female worker out of 30 male
worker.
• At job everyday female workers harassed by their male worker.
• Josey recognized the problem to her manager but he didn’t take any steps.
• Then she went to upper level, they said Josey to resign, but she didn’t.
• After being physical harassed she quit the job and sue against Iron Mine.
• She hired a lawyer to continue this case. She needed 3 witnesses to proof mine’s
harassment
• But she got more then 3 witnesses and won the case and achieve sexual harassment
policy.
6. Harassment face at mine
Harassment
Physically
harassment
Wink
harassment
Language
harassment
7. Whistle-Blowing
• Exposes any kind of information or activity that is deemed illegal,
unethical, or not correct within an organization that is either private
or public.
• In North Country movie Josey Aimes was the whistle-blower against
Iron mine company
9. Stages of Whistle-Blowing
• Sexual
harassment at
work everyday
at mine.
Stage 1
Potential Scenario
• Physical
harassment
• Language
Harassment
Step 2
Seriousness test • Female workers
are not safe at
mine.
Step 3
Reality check
10. Stages of Whistle-Blowing
• Female worker will
be safe at work place
who will come after
Josey and her co-
worker.
Step 4
Becoming aware of big
picture
• Josey told about the
problem to
management but he
didn't take any steps.
Step 5
Recognize the problem
to management • Then Josey took the
problem to upper
management and he
told Josey to take
resign from mine.
Step 6
Take problem to upper
management
11. Stages of Whistle-Blowing
• After quit from job,
Josey file a case
against mine and she
hire a lawyer for this
case.
Stage 7
Going outside the
organization
• Josey won the case
and achieve sexual
harassment policy
for female worker
Step 8
Living with the result
12. After Effects of Whistle-Blowing
After Effect
Increase harassment
Force to resign from mine
Public insult
Family problem
All workers against and ignore her
13. Result of case against mine
JoseyWon the
case
She
needed 3
witnesses
Got More
than 3
witnesses
