22. The Great Depression and the New Deal for women's civil rights in USA (economic)
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- The Great Depression and the New Deal for women's civil rights in USA (economic)
- Onset made position worse
- Pressure was increased on women stating they should not 'steal jobs' from men.
- Women worked for less, often employed in preference to men by companies hard hit and anxious to reduce cost
- Number of women workers increased in 1930s from 11.7% to 15.2% of total workforce
- In other areas, married women found it more difficult to get jobs and some states stopped married women from taking jobs in any publicly run institutions
- Depression put pressure on wages, and hit AA women hard
- Small amount of progress made in professions in 1920s was reversed by Depression
- Although progressive legislation made more equal pay levels mandatory, problems in enforcing this was considerable
- Unions put interests of male members first
- ND stimulated public activity, but 1930s saw regression in many ways
- Idealised women in many economic sectors to hard-pressed women who moved from depressed areas to find new work and to AA woman suffering from low wages for menial work getting even lower
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