How Did World War 1 Make A Change In Terms Of Gender Equality

World War I was iniquitous but imperative for women so that they could make a change in gender equality, however, in the fascist countries women were given extraordinarily different back trialing changes in terms of gender equality. World War I although horrible, was beneficial to non fascist countries because it caused women to go into work in jobs they would have never been able to previously do until the war occurred. Women were becoming independent with these new jobs because they were not relying on anyone but themselves while men were away. When soldiers started coming home after the war they were in shock at what they found, leading to what would be later called the “gender crisis”.
Some men welcomed the change of women working and being seen out at having fun in public spaces that used to mainly be dominated by men. However, some felt the women during WWI did not appreciate the sacrifice they gave and instead used their absence to become more
His pressing on women reproducing was even more frightening then Mussolini. Hitler felt some women in Germany did not have a “desirable” background to reproduce, therefore, he sterilized over 300,000 women so they could not have children. So before a woman married whether she had a physical defect, had been sick before, or had been sent to a concentration camp or sterilized she must have told her husband with documents so he would know what he was getting himself into. “Marriage is subject to the severest restrictions. Women who have been in a concentration camp must provide proof before marriage that they are in perfect physical and mental health. Racially pure and not dependent on public relief. Every woman with a physical defect, be it ever so slight, must make it known to the authorities. The doors are wide open for denunciations and vindictive vengeance” (Women and Fascism, World War II, and the Holocaust