The everyday life in the forces included barracks living, marching and specialized gas-mask drills, eating at the mess hall, and even recreation opportunities.

In the RCAF, women became clerks, drivers, photographers, air photo interpreters, weather observers, instrument mechanics, parachute riggers as well as staffing many administrative and technical positions.

As part of the CWAC, women took over 21 types of army duties as secretaries, clerks, canteen workers, vehicle drivers and many other non-combat military jobs.

Typical of the NFB's Second World War documentary short films in the Canada Carries On series, Proudly She Marches was made in cooperation with the Director of Public Information, Herbert Lash.

"[3][Note 1] Proudly She Marches was a compilation documentary that relied heavily on newsreel material but also included original footage shot at military bases in Canada to provide the background to the dialogue.

World War II, Communism, unemployment, the role of labour unions, and working conditions were all subjects featured by the NFB during the period from 1939 to 1946".

[9] Khouri further stated: "As they made a case for the importance of women's contribution to the war industry, the message in NFB films such as 'Proudly She Marches' ... was that this work would be merely temporary.