Women in Weimar Germany
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- Created on: 25-11-16 10:47
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- Women in Weimar Germany
- Other Facts
- Live births / 1000 women
- 1925 - 80
- 1911 - 128
- 1933 - 59
- Divorces / 100000 inhabitants
- 1920 - 59
- 1932 - 65
- 1913 - 27
- Live births / 1000 women
- Work
- WWI
- Weimar policy of women must give up jobs for returning soldiers
- 1925 - 36% of workforce female
- Pre-war levels - 34%
- Many 'white blouse jobs' taken up by women that did not exist before the war
- Professions
- Law
- Lower levels 1933 - 251
- Lower levels 1925 - 54
- 1933 - 36 female lawyers
- Doctor
- 1925 - 2500 women doctors
- 1933 - Just under 5000 women doctors
- Law
- Discrimination
- Single women could work but it was expected they leave when they get married
- Office work - Women paid 33% less then men
- The school day finished at mid day so childcare was needed for full time working mothers
- 1925 - Over 250000 women doing poorly paid work from home
- 1935 - Around 500000 women
- 1925 - 36% of women in workplace were working in poorly paid manual jobs
- Trade Unions male dominated and opposed women in work, equal pay and equal conditions
- Especially opposed to married women in the workplace. So-called 'double earners'
- The Depression
- Women suffered less redundancy then men because they were cheaper to pay
- Suffered in the crash and depression
- 46% of men unemployed compared to 33% of women
- 30 May 1932 - Bruning passed a decree allowing for the dismissal of married women in Govt service if they had husbands who were earning
- Similar thing happening in industry
- Women - the last to be hired and the first to be fired
- WWI
- New Women
- Appearance and Attitude
- Wore revealing clothing
- Cut their hair short
- Behaved with the freedom of a man
- Smoked and drank
- Took advantage of contraception for sexual freedom
- Appearance and Attitude
- Other Facts
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