Changing economic and employment opportunities.

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What percentage of women worked in 1840, which rose to what in 1820 and the rose again to what by the 1920s?

10% of women worked in the 1840s. 15% of women worked in the 1870s and 24% of women worked in the 1920s.

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What changes in employment were there by 1917?

Much less domestic service than there had been in the 1860s. A rise in office work. Female labour overtook child labour in textiles.

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How many women were working in agricultural jobs during the First World War?

3 million.

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How many women were directly working for the armed forces by 1918?

30,000.

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What impact did the Great Depression have on female employment?

Pressure was put on women not to steal jobs from men, however as women actually worked for less, they were actually employed more. The percentage of women working in the 1930s rose from 12% to 15%.

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How many women recruited the armed forces in the Second World War?

100,000 women.

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How many women entered the workforce in the Second World War?

6 million.

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What percentage of university graduates were women by 1986?

Half of university graduates were women.

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