Equal Rights: The Economy In World War I
The term “equal rights” as per the Oxford Dictionary refers to the Equal Rights Amendment which is defined as: A proposed amendment to the US Constitution stating that civil rights may not be denied on the basis of one’s sex. Therefore the basis of equal rights can not be determined because there is no amendment that has been passed to ensure equal rights to the draft via gender.
Who will work if everyone is in the war?
Subpoint A: The economy in World War I
The economy in World War I as well as World War II flourished in response to most of the men going to the war and the women staying behind and taking the jobs left behind by the men as well as our trades with the countries in the first 3 years of the war. According to the National Bureau …show more content…
According to an article composed by The Prospect, over 17 million new civilian jobs were created and industrial productivity increased by 96%. According to the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, the amount of working women in the first 4 years of the war increased from 14.6 million to 19.37 million. These stats could potentially correlate to the rise in GDP from 1.16 trillion to 2.22 trillion over the course of the war. Although the common knowledge of war is that it leads to a booming economy it is no little fact that the amount of women working grew rapidly and our GDP almost doubled. So within these two points of emphasis, the amount of women working in the labor force grew rapidly so there is no reason for them to be included when we have two perfect examples of when they stayed back to take over jobs that men left behind and our economy …show more content…
According to an article on Livestrong.com, “men have an average of 72.6 pounds of muscle compared to the 46.2 pounds found in women. The men had 40 percent more muscle mass in the upper body and 33 percent more in the lower body. Men not only have more muscle, but pound for pound, their muscle is slightly stronger than a woman’s -- about 5 to 10 percent.” This study influences how women are at a physical disadvantage compared to men because when you are in combat you need the muscle to be able to carry large amounts of equipment for a large span of terrain as well as for a duration of time. With this being said, according to a study performed by the Marine Corps, 16 of the 21 women that were injured in the gender integrated group were injured because of carrying heavy loads in an organized
Who will work if everyone is in the war?
Subpoint A: The economy in World War I
The economy in World War I as well as World War II flourished in response to most of the men going to the war and the women staying behind and taking the jobs left behind by the men as well as our trades with the countries in the first 3 years of the war. According to the National Bureau …show more content…
According to an article composed by The Prospect, over 17 million new civilian jobs were created and industrial productivity increased by 96%. According to the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, the amount of working women in the first 4 years of the war increased from 14.6 million to 19.37 million. These stats could potentially correlate to the rise in GDP from 1.16 trillion to 2.22 trillion over the course of the war. Although the common knowledge of war is that it leads to a booming economy it is no little fact that the amount of women working grew rapidly and our GDP almost doubled. So within these two points of emphasis, the amount of women working in the labor force grew rapidly so there is no reason for them to be included when we have two perfect examples of when they stayed back to take over jobs that men left behind and our economy …show more content…
According to an article on Livestrong.com, “men have an average of 72.6 pounds of muscle compared to the 46.2 pounds found in women. The men had 40 percent more muscle mass in the upper body and 33 percent more in the lower body. Men not only have more muscle, but pound for pound, their muscle is slightly stronger than a woman’s -- about 5 to 10 percent.” This study influences how women are at a physical disadvantage compared to men because when you are in combat you need the muscle to be able to carry large amounts of equipment for a large span of terrain as well as for a duration of time. With this being said, according to a study performed by the Marine Corps, 16 of the 21 women that were injured in the gender integrated group were injured because of carrying heavy loads in an organized