A Brief Note On Wwi And The War

During WWII, the women worked and demanded changes from working unions. Women were able to get maternity leave, equal pay for equal work, and childcare for when they were working. The women took over all of the jobs, even ones that were easier for the men to do, so that the men could go

During World War I, women were the main workers left in the United States. The men were recruited to join the war, so the multiple tasks of taking care of the home, while maintaining industrial jobs were bestow on women. According to Tae Kim, in her article Seattle General Strike: Where Women Worked During World War I, almost three million women were hired to work at stores, military's camps and jobs abandoned by fighters in the war. They were paid very little money, but with renewed strength, they strive for a better life for themselves and their children (Kim).

The Report of the Inter-Departmental Committee on Social Insurance and Allied Services, known commonly as the Beveridge Report was an influential document in the founding of the Welfare State in the United Kingdom. It changed the state function by expanding National Insurance and with the creation of the National Health Service.

As men had gone into war, many jobs needed workers. The largest single employer of women in 1918 was the munition factories due to the high demand for weapons. Though there was initial resistance to hiring women for what was seen as ‘men’s work’, in 1916 there was an introduction of conscription made need for women workers urgent. The government began coordinating the

During WWI everyone was affected, whether it was the soldier in the battle field coming home with shell shock, or the children left without a father for a few crucial years, or even a lifetime, or the wives, mothers and grandmothers left at home to either pick up the financial burden or to continue on in the best way they knew how without their loved ones. Overall if a person’s country was at war then they were affected and had to make sacrifices of food, gas, and other supplies necessary to fuel the war effort. Europeans were affected on the home front when women had to go to work, when they gained a greater sense of nationalism, and also when they had to ration food, and produce as much as possible. When labor shortages got to the point where women were brought in in order to fill the void, it signalled a turning point in history. It opened the door for women to stay in the work force even after the war had ended.

Women in the workplace excessively increased in 1917 during World War I nearly 700,000 women took up ranks in the industrial factories, these women build ships, and munitions. Women, prior to the war were barred from working in these types of jobs, It was a misogynistic world, however their aid and efforts during the war helped destroy this misogynistic view. By 1918 women had acquired equal suffrage liberties in nearly one-third of the states, and received the support of both the Democratic and Republican parties. (Women in WW1 n.d.)

(Scates & Frances, 1997). This however was verified to be wrong as employment of women increased from 24% in July 1914 to 37% in November 1918 but this growth tended to be in traditional industries such as clothing and footwear (Mendenwald N.D). The varying attitudes towards women were established through the statement a factory administrator, who claimed “Women were seen as quick learners and that in some departments they are more efficient than men, although those departments have been employing men exclusively for years”. During World War 1, not all the occupations were burdensome and non live- threatening. Some women operated in munitions and ammunition factories, which were treacherous and unhealthy and involved working with chemicals like sulphur without protection triggering damage to the skin and lungs (Mendenwald N.D). In an effort to produce more skilful women into the working industries, schools were set up to train women in upholstering, trimming, and other work calling for skilled operatives. The foremost cause of this was the unions were cautious to employ women in

In the early twentieth century, before the war began, the role of women was already changing drastically. Women were working more, gaining a better education and having fewer children. Then, during the war, women played a crucial role in aiding the war efforts. One way women assisted in the war was moving into jobs that were previously vacated by men who were drafted into the war. Women also assisted in munitions factories. These are factories that make war materials. Women could have sewed uniforms or helped make weapons. These factories were the number one employer for women during 1918. After the “introduction of conscription in 1916” women began to work in jobs that were traditional reserved for men. Employment rates for women during World War I went up from 23.6% (1914) to 46.7% (1918). Because the population of women in America benefited the war efforts greatly, in 1918, the women's suffrage amendment was passed in senate with the necessary 2/3 votes. America's involvement in the Great War led directly to the passing of the 19th amendment, granting women the right to vote.

WWI was a trying, and difficult time for all people, especially with the unnecessary casualties, but it was also one of the moments in history where women finally got to step up to the plate after a lot of discrimination against their gender, a thing no can control. When men had gone to fight in the war, women were recruited in abundance. There was some clash between whether women should or should not have jobs that were considered “men's work”, but ever since the Conscription Crisis, women workers were massively needed. Which meant manual labor such as working heavy machinery in engineering. There were also many other jobs that were opened up to women, such as tram conducting,

WWI was consequently a catalyst for change in the role and status for women. During the war women were introduced to new opportunities in the workforce due to the shortage of men that a nation’s economy suffered from both during and after the war had ended. The war enabled women to present themselves in a new light to the public through proving capable with their contributed work in WWI. After World War I commenced, millions of men were deployed to serve in the war therefore causing women to become essential in trying to retain a nation’s economy through their needed labour. Therefore, campaigns and recruitment drives were advertised to sponsor a nation’s need for women’s employment especially to meet the high demands of supplying the wars

Before the war, the role of a woman in the society was to take care of her families and do menial jobs. However, during and after the war, women worked in factories, fire stations, train stations etc. several places where it was impossible for women to gain employment started handing out jobs to women. Women entered the paid workforce and “women’s employment outside the home rose from 14 million in 1940 to 19 million by 1945.” They also entered industries once viewed as exclusively male and they enjoyed the huge weekly paychecks and they took “pride in their contributions to the war

Women were expected to stay at home and not work. Even after they were allowed to work, they were limited in job selection. Men were still dominating in the workforce. However, when the Selective Service Act was passed, factories had no workers to operate the machines. Women had risen, broken through the stereotype and worked in these factories, as well as, other jobs dominated by men. According to World War One, "Overall, during the war years tens of thousands of American women joined the armed forces, over one million worked for wages in industries directly related to the war effort" (Timothy C. Dowling, 295). The Selective Service Act created a situation in which it was necessary for women to work, to ensure the survival of the soldiers. Women were seen as weak, and needed protection, but thousands of women had risked their lives by joining the armed forces voluntarily and by working in factories with explosives. However, women had ultimately protected men by providing them with the means to survive in battle. By doing so, women were essential to the Allied victory in World War I. Women were brave enough to volunteer for military service, as opposed to men who had to be drafted to fight for their country, which shows who was truly more patriotic and willing to fight. The contributions women had in WWI due to the men being drafted for duty spread the belief that women are equals to men. The passing of

Gender roles of labor opportunity for women were changed as the outcome of World War II. Before the hardship war, women were seen as “stay at home” mothers according to Historpedia in the article of “A Change in Gender Roles: Women’s Impact during WWII in the Workforce and Military”. A stereotypical perfect American family would be that the men were obligated to bring home money from work and the women in the family were obligated to raise their children and do house chores. As the United States joins in the war, women were brought into factories to help produce war production as the men were sent off to serve the military, states Historpedia. In the factories, women were producing airplanes, warships, munitions, tanks, and even working started in technical and scientific fields as well.

Before the start of the war, most women worked in their home or in other people’s homes. But this all changed when the war came. Since men left home to go fight, women had to step up and run the household. On top of running the household, they went out and got jobs, which was not commonly done before this time. Most women began working in the factories that were mentioned above. Others become postwomen, clerks, teachers, and nurses. The number of women learning to become a nurse increased and many of them went over to Europe to help take care of soldiers wounded in battle. Some even took jobs on farms where they helped with the

Prior to the United States entering into World War I most women served in a domestic role, either in their own home or the home of someone else. Many women kept their own gardens for food, for example. They would sew their own clothing and care for their husband and children. Women performed most of the cooking and cleaning of the home, and while some women did work outside of the home, they were employed in “women’s work” such as bakeries and teaching. Additionally, women were not considered an equal to men, and were not allowed to vote.