Occupational Advancements

With the help of the Industrial Revolution, women made significant strives in changing the traditional economic roles given to females. Before the industrial revolution the only opportunity for a woman to be financially secure was for that woman to marry a financially secure husband. This created women’s dependence on men because if the man died they would have no source of income. The Industrial Revolution provided many women with jobs of their own helping women to become self-dependant. This self-dependence allowed for women to pursue interests not involving men, such as

The war of 1812 played a crucial role in changing the role of women in the American society and other parts of the world. One of the roles of women that changed due to the war was in the economic sector. Initially, the society bestowed females with the role of taking care of their homes while the husbands engaged in economic activities so as to provide income to the households (Shi & Tindall, 2016). However, during the 1812 war, women switched roles and began engaging in economic activities such agricultural practices and trade so as to meet the needs of their families in the absence of their husbands.

As the innovations in production methods, and the expansion of trade networks grew, artisans, merchants, and other public workers, accumulated wealth through trade and commerce, which resulted in gained social status and influence. However, the upward progression through the

To explain, in both the pre-industrial and urban industrial periods men were pushed into and dominant in public life, whereas women were pushed into and expected to be in the private sphere, commonly the household. In both periods, the gender roles of men expected them to be the “money-earners” as well as the heads and decision-makers of families. On the other hand, gender roles of women expected them to stay home to raise and nurture children as well as do the household work as the domestic servants of the families. Though there were comparisons between both historical periods, there was a significant difference for women in the urban industrial period as some women, specifically widows began to work, though their gender roles reckoned them to be in the private sphere. Additionally, in the urban industrial period when the men went off to war, women replaced their roles and would also work in the public sphere to provide financial support to their families. Not to mention, there were contrasts between both historical periods when viewing family size and form. In pre-industrial times, monogamous marriages and living with extended families were the norm as religion viewed marriage as sacred and private, as well as assistance was required in establishing cottage industries

I am considering a physical therapist as a career pathway because it has always been a goal of mine to work in a health related occupation such as a surgeon, however I would not have a close interaction with the patient as with a physical therapist. As a physical therapist I would actually be making a difference since I would help the individuals believe in themselves once again. The education required for a physical therapist is extensive skill and knowledge like a master’s or doctoral degree. Moreover, to be a physical therapist it requires on- the- job training and hands on, but most employers expect them to have. And the skills required include critical thinking to identify the strengths and weakness of solutions/conclusions/

The author Wiesner- Hanks claims in the third chapter ‘Economic Life’ that in different parts of the world and though different time periods, the family structure and genders were influenced by changes in economic structure such as means of production, pattern of work, and ownership practices. In case of pre-historic humans, author explains that the most important element of early human success was flexibility and adaptability (Wiesner- Hanks 12). This point is logical because early humans did not have means of mass crops or animal production and therefore their survival depended upon everyone working together daily for food and for protection. the example of Agta in Philippines, tells us that women did big game hunting, which in turn proves that hunting and gathering activities depended upon environmental factors and decisions of the group and not so much on gender role (Wiesner- Hanks 57).

The masses seen as lower status, including women and merchants, were originally thought of to have no use in society. Despite this, after the silk road developed, these populations were needed for production of luxury items to be traded. Merchants, in specific, were formerly seen at a lower standing than others because they earned a living doing other people's work. But with the advancement of the silk road, these people were necessary to society. Therefore, social statuses transformed along the silk

As industrialization spread in Western Europe, the production of products and goods moved from the household to factories which drastically changed family life. Married women were unable to work unless they left their children and home in someone else’s care. Moreover, middle-class women generally did not leave their homes in order to work. In contrast, the women of Eastern Asia rapidly joined the work force after the introduction of industrialization and made up a gigantic portion of the labor force. This difference is probably due to the fact that the rural women of Eastern Asia were always laborers, and they make up the majority of the female population. Additionally, European women generally preferred domestic labor to laborious tasks. Rural women were offered independence by leaving their homes in order to perform domestic work; they generally sent their earnings to their families or saved it for themselves. Moreover, the European women that participated in the work force were forced to travel long distances and were separated from their families from long hours. Additionally, their wages were significantly lower than that of their male counterparts. Furthermore, women worked under poor conditions and were constantly susceptible to disease. Similarly, the poor women of Eastern Asia sought employment in the cotton and silk industry.

Although we now know “when men were without labor of women they were increasingly unable to achieve the level of prosperity and stability they had once achieved in the East.”

During the Middle Ages there was an influx in the growth of urban life, thus there became a need for more commerce in the marketplace and workers to fulfill that responsibility, which in turn allowed women to join men in the guild sector. Therefore, the third division of women was the free townswoman or a tradesman’s wife. This group of females was skilled in a specific trade and sold their products in the open market alongside their husband’s guild enterprise. The types of jobs that the skilled female laborer might possess were silk worker, midwife, barber, apothecary, book producer and decorations, and manufacturer of food and beverages. In addition, many women within this class distinction worked beside their husband in his guild business, selling whatever product the family association provided the public. More so, the middle class female would act for her husband in his absence, and if the man died the woman was able to continue the business. Although the tradesman’s wife was capable of

Women took on more physical chores such as farm work in addition to tending to the needs of their husbands, children, and other housework. Men were forced to travel further to find work, leaving their wives responsible for protecting and running the household. Another interesting shift that took place during this time for the traditional role of women was the expansion and separation of social classes. Women who worked outside the home were looked down upon by the upper-class society. For many women, “it became a

The definition of the “new woman” was being established and merited the participation of women wage earners and public service. The primary labor these women participated in was in the rise of the garment industry. Many families would send their unmarried daughters to work in garment shops to contribute to the families’ income. Manufacturing occupations were also being held in textile mill and shoe industries. However, to the public these manufacturing jobs women held were regarding as unskilled

Preceding the rise of industrialism, many families in the rural areas of the North lived entirely off of their own farms. As capitalism started to become a trend, northern commercial farms also began to emerge. Unlike plantation style farming, Northern farms were run by a single family with each member carrying out different tasks that were essential for farm upkeep. Women, on these farms, typically worked alongside their husband when they were in the field and completed various errands within the home. The daily life of an average farm wife would comprise of household upkeep during the morning, followed by afternoons working the fields. Many of the tasks done in the fields, such as tending to the gardens were gendered, but there were cases in which men would do them regardless of the ridicule they might face from other farmers for having an insubordinate wife. Both the husband and wife play an integral part in maintaining the farm but women were still placed lower in the hierarchy of an agrarian society. In this precapitalist society importance of work and social status had no correlation. Although the concept of having work being strictly assigned by gender had been in place for centuries division between the two is significantly more apparent during the are of precapitalist commercial farming. This is because women, outside of the home, were expected to be respectable and

It has been experienced from time immemorial that there has always lain a very big and noticeable gap in the roles that both women and men play in the everyday societal developments. The issue according to most of the renowned researches is more elusive to the women as they are the ones that are mostly faced by the double standards in the society and this could include very harsh challenges as far as economic and financial status is concerned. Some of the roles of women in the society and more typically, in the house-hold, were very much considered inferior as compared to that of the men who in addition, were given an upper hand

Throughout the history of mankind, the rank of women has been extremely pivotal in the development of the humans. At present, the progress of the nation is determined by the high positions of the women in the society in terms of the employment and the work. It is said that without the contribution of the women in the political, business, social, economic and national activities, the growth of the country will stagnate. Although in the past, the women were more accustomed to working in homes and taking care of children, etc. but now they are stepping into the outside world due to advances in education for women and increasing awareness.