Women in the workforce was unfathomable before World War II. At the start of this war, women were left at home while men went off to war for fight for their country. With all the men gone, jobs usually performed by them were given to the women as a way to keep them involved. Without women, work production would’ve slowed down a lot and men in the army wouldn't have had the resources needed to succeed. When first starting out, most men were hostile towards the women and didn’t want them slowing down production. Women were seen as weak and brittle and couldn’t hold the weight men bared. It all changed after a while, men saw that women could hold their own and began to let them take work into their own hands. They stopped being seen as just housewives and children caretakers. They got factory jobs and production and became a main force in the work industry. America would never be the same about gender roles since. Giving women a …show more content…
At first, women worked jobs that were deemed unessential and less demanding than the jobs men worked. Because of that, they were paid less than men. It wasn’t fair, but women didn’t really have a say so in the matter at the time. “It wasn’t until 1919 when the 19th amendment was passed and women were allowed to vote.” as stated from my second listed source. That was way before WWII, but now that it had come up again and women were working equal jobs as men, women wanted more pay. Without equal pay, women got upset and began to protest outside of the worker union. The union itself sided with men and wanted women to be paid less. Having that disrespectful law thrown in their faces pushed women to the last straw and ignited a protest. They fought until finally the dispute was settled in court. The court stated that women would only get paid the same as men depending and varying on what machines they used. Machines that were deemed equal to men were given equal pay. If it wasn't they weren't given equal