How Did Women Enter Ww2
“I think a lot of women said, screw that noise. ‘Cause they had a taste of freedom, they had a taste of making their own money, a taste of spending their own money, making their own decisions. I think the beginning of the women’s movement had its seeds right here in World War Two.” This quote said by Dellie Hahne, a former school teacher, shows people how strong and powerful these women were in World War II. During WWII, women were able to enter the workforce because most of the working men left to go fight in the war. When war broke out in 1939; over 334,473 soldiers had left to go fight in Germany, Italy, and Japan. Women were “stay at home mothers” for too long. They decided, when men went off to war, women would take over. Since so many men had left to go fight, women were finally capable of taking over the men’s roles and jobs. This gave women huge opportunities that have never been offered to them before. Even though women enjoyed the challenges it offered, they wanted to prove to people, mostly men, that they’re strong and independent women that can fill the duties and roles that men usually do. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, over twelve million women were working outside of their homes. After the war, women were expected to
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go back to being housewives, but 75% of the women population wanted to stay.
Women saved the U.S. economy by taking over the men’s jobs when they no longer could. Women twenty to thirty years old had the opportunity of being a mechanic, engineer, tank driver, ship builder, working in factories, air raid warden, driving fire engines, plumbers, an ambulance driver, and a nurse. Some women chose to go with men overseas and be apart of the army. Over six hundred thousand women were in the armed forces, over fifty thousand worked with guns, and about eighty thousand in land army. Even though women had the exact same jobs and roles as men, women still received fifty-three percent of the pay of the men they replaced. Women still received seven shillings less than twenty-one shillings a week that men received.
One negative repercussion of World War Two was women returning to their previous roles in the home.
Women never received much attention for what they did during WWII and how they sometimes sacrificed their lives just for their country. Women could die from the explosives they were working with especially if they were working with guns and explosives. For example, on February 1944 a girl working on a tray had an incident of accidentally blowing off the roof of the building injuring two women next to her and she passed away, and another woman slipped on the floor while carrying a can of TNT and got it all over her which could lead to a very critical situation. It shows people that women should be more appreciated of what they’ve
done.
By 1950, thirty-two percent of women were working outside of their homes. When the war was over and the men came home, a conflict went around about how women should be able to keep their jobs and continue to keep working. Seventy-five percent wanted to continue to work so the government decided to make campaigns to encourage women to stay in the labor market in 1940. Jobs for women after the war included National Health services for nurses, midwives, cleaners, and clerical staff. Women were segregated from men and still received lower wages.
The U.S. would not be the same today if it weren't for the amazing, brave, extravagant, and powerful women in WWII.
go back to being housewives, but 75% of the women population wanted to stay.
Women saved the U.S. economy by taking over the men’s jobs when they no longer could. Women twenty to thirty years old had the opportunity of being a mechanic, engineer, tank driver, ship builder, working in factories, air raid warden, driving fire engines, plumbers, an ambulance driver, and a nurse. Some women chose to go with men overseas and be apart of the army. Over six hundred thousand women were in the armed forces, over fifty thousand worked with guns, and about eighty thousand in land army. Even though women had the exact same jobs and roles as men, women still received fifty-three percent of the pay of the men they replaced. Women still received seven shillings less than twenty-one shillings a week that men received.
One negative repercussion of World War Two was women returning to their previous roles in the home.
Women never received much attention for what they did during WWII and how they sometimes sacrificed their lives just for their country. Women could die from the explosives they were working with especially if they were working with guns and explosives. For example, on February 1944 a girl working on a tray had an incident of accidentally blowing off the roof of the building injuring two women next to her and she passed away, and another woman slipped on the floor while carrying a can of TNT and got it all over her which could lead to a very critical situation. It shows people that women should be more appreciated of what they’ve
done.
By 1950, thirty-two percent of women were working outside of their homes. When the war was over and the men came home, a conflict went around about how women should be able to keep their jobs and continue to keep working. Seventy-five percent wanted to continue to work so the government decided to make campaigns to encourage women to stay in the labor market in 1940. Jobs for women after the war included National Health services for nurses, midwives, cleaners, and clerical staff. Women were segregated from men and still received lower wages.
The U.S. would not be the same today if it weren't for the amazing, brave, extravagant, and powerful women in WWII.