The Changing Roles Of Women During World War II

World war II was a global conflict that occurred in 1939 to 1945, that involved several countries. Women were often seen as the traditional norm of being a housewife, to become a working woman wearing uniforms and being a member of the workforce. During this period men were gone to battle while the women were responsible to be a house wife by doing household chores. Women decided to help the nation by being part of the workforce, the women proved their work through their skills. Unmarried women from 20-30 had to join armed forces, or work in factory.
Women experienced challenges during the Second world war. Women dealt with discrimination due to their age, race and gender this resulted women not receiving some job opportunities. “Women were restricted to certain jobs or not receiving job opportunities because of their gender and were found working with men in either factories or farms. “Many women were forced out of high- paying jobs in traditionally male industries such as aircraft
The amount of employment increased in the years after 1940, As women had to deal with taking care of their families and needing money to help their family, “increased wages led women to enter the labor force during the World war II and once in the labor force”.
Women had to do jobs that were dangerous as it involved using chemicals, weapons and welding, as these jobs were not common for a woman to do as it was often jobs that men do. “Fully one-sixth of the working women in 1944 were in a war- related industry which includes fabricated metals, airplanes assembly, rubber and chemicals. Around 30,000 women worked in shipyard and chemical depots, and 78,000 joined the Women’s Land