Impact of WW2 on women
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- Created on: 20-01-20 12:05
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- Impact of World War Two on Women
- Restrictions made to protect men's jobs were stopped meaning there was more jobs for women
- women were unable to secure the help that they needed to both work and look after their children
- Women had to accept unequal pay
- 800,000 women lost their jobs after the war within two months
- by 1945 there were 5 million more working women than in 1940
- after 1945, around 75% of women actually wanted to remain in paid employment
- After the war, propoganda was more to do with Women being in the kitchen and being domesticated
- Any sign of instability within the family was blamed by the media on married women trying to fulfil the dual role of wife and that of an employee.
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