Women And The Family Russia

Women And The Family 

• Women tended to play a supporting role in soviet propaganda, Worker and Kolkhoz Wman 1937 
• During CIvil War under Lenin men were the main focus of posters
• Women during the second world war represented differently, more leading roles. The Motherland is calling
• In 1963 Valentia Tereshkova first woman in space, greatly celebrated in the soviet union 
• Brezshnev presented a more traditional view of women, 1970s pronatal campaign to get women to have more children 
• By 1955 49% of soviet workforce were women 
• During NEP women prostitution was made legal, 39% of urban men used prostitutes in this time
• During 5 year plans more women joined the workforce, 1929-1940 increased by 10 million 
• However women only got payed 60% of…