Women During The 20th Century

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

Following the end of the Civil War, the closing of the 19th century brought along many new technological and social changes. In the article “The New Technology and Women’s Work” by Sheila Rothman tells of the opportunities and struggles that women faced in the college and job market following the new social and technological advances of this period. Rothman tells of advancing opportunities in College, as well as Department stores and offices positions, while also acknowledging the limitations that still existed with women in social workplaces.

Women only worked in their homes caring for their family’s, they never had the opportunity to work outside of their homes in places such as factories or in the government and they had no benefits within the house until the war began. The war

During the first World War I women were left at home to try and figure out how they were going to care for their families. Their husband, father, and brothers were sent off to war. Many companies around the United States were left with production needs and little to no employees to do the job. In a time period, where women are expected to be confident and independent, they had to also realize they had little to no power in society. They had societal rules that they must stay at home to cook, clean, and care for the children. With the men who were prominent in their lives coming and going from war. These factors caused the birth of a new era. This is the era where women were emerging. Women were changing by being more independent sexually and expressing their emotions through music, poetry, and movies.

Prior to World War II women were seen as house wives, taking care of children and tending the gardens. Women generally accepted these roles because family was a prior economic unit. Even during World War I the contributions were housewife like, washing clothing, cooking, helping the wounded, sewing, knitting clothing, and etc. The images of women taking care of the home while men were off working were so nailed into the head that some states banned women from jobs. Once the war started to take place the war effort was so great men and women had to set aside gender roles for the sake of their countries being. Women left families, education, and other jobs to work the jobs men took on while they were off serving the country in combat, etc.

Women always played a prominent role in the history of America. Usually, women are considered to stay at home and raise their children. However, every individual should play an equal part in the society development by utilizing their skills and efforts. This spirit can be seen during World War II, when women realized the need of the hour and they decided to participate in war activities. Millions of women started to work outside the home and also worked in the military.

During World War 1 the majority of men went off to fight in the war, the factories back at home needed people to work in them so; women were allowed to work in those factories. But when WW1 ended and men came home, women had to give up their factory jobs and

When the men have left to go fight in the war overseas, they left their jobs. Because of all the holes in factories, they needed to be taken or the factories and businesses couldn’t keep up and everything would crumble. But since all the men were away, the women had to take over and fill in all the spots. On the home front, women worked in factories and in the government. Before the war, the women were supposed to be in the home

Another impact WWII had on women, was that job opportunities for women increased during the war and they had a chance to prove they could work. “Women also enjoyed employment gains during the war, although many lost their jobs when the war ended.” (Danzer, 591) Women started to work at jobs, that weren’t technically jobs that women worked at the time, which allowed women to prove themselves to employers but employers still discriminated against women. After white, male soldiers came home from the war, many employers fired women and hired veterans and women were expected to go back to being

In World War II many men had to enter the war to help fight. Since, the men were not able to stay home and support their families the women had to take on their roles and enter the workforce. While, inside the workforce women commonly built machines

To begin with, despite the fact that women worked hard, society continued to have a negative image of women. During the 1920's and 1930's, most homes had labor saving appliances. Appliances such as the washing machine and vacuum cleaner were brand new appliances that were introduced during the1920's-1930's. Since technology advanced so much, it reduced the amount of housework women had to do. The advancement in technology caused the lives of women to become easier however, women were still the ones in charge of solely housework as they were not allowed to get jobs. On the other hand men were allowed to work, this was due to the fact that they were male.The advancement in technology is significant because although it made housework more convenient it did not solve the real problem, which was the fact that women were still not allowed to get jobs, and were only allowed to do housework. In addition

After getting an education as well as knowing there worth in society women knew there were more than just a wife and mother. During WWII women demonstrated their power to think in a world without men as they were off fighting the war. Women began to understand that they had more to offer the world other than housekeeping and raising children. In addition, many women wanted to continue working after the war as they had held jobs with responsibilities as well as earning wages. Furthermore, women were the ones making financial decisions as well as working in positions with higher responsibilities. Many women as well as minorities were simply casted a side to make room for the returning solders. This created a silent discontent among women

Back during World War 2, women were not expected to help out in the type of work that men did. Women were expected to stay at home and provide for the family at the house. Ladies were not expected to be involved in any type of activity that was considered only suitable for men. When men went off to fight in the war, people started to realize that more help was needed. One example is production.

Paid work for women moved from principally customary female-situated employments to all the more non-conventional and already male-arranged vocations. Ladies ' support in the workforce prompted them to start careers in the field dominated by male in the 20th century. Career yearnings were affected by elements, such as sexual orientation, financial status, race, occupation and instruction level, and parental desires. This paper exhibits how women developed, changed and the challenges they faced in the 20th century in America in the workforce and the advancement of ladies ' careers, improvement and profession goals during the 20th century in United States. Also, gender issues affecting women will be discussed in details during this period and how women played their role in fighting for their rights.

Bowles, M. (2011). American history 1865–present: End of isolation. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.