The Impact Of World War One On Women

The World War 1 was mostly fought by men, however women were the supporters behind everything they did. If the World War 1 had a big impact on men and the soldiers, then it must have had a big impact on women too. The status of women changed drastically from before the war, during the war and after the war. “If the men of our country offer in many cases not only themselves, but their future prospects and their careers, it is not too much to expect that the women who have bid God-speed to those they love with a cheery word and a smile should take the fortunes of war with an equally serene and calm confidence."(Evening Standard, 26 Aug. 1914.) As Britain’s Evening Standard proclaimed on 26 August 1914. Thus, we know from the start of the war, that the importance of women were raised. Women were urged sometimes even forced to service and to sacrifice for “the great war”, the leaders of the war also emphasized women’s importance for the war’s success or failure.
Until the people discovered that the war wasn’t going to end as quickly as they thought, people started to get concerned about how the military men will be taken care of. Women not only contributed to the war zone jobs, but also entered everyday jobs to fill in the gaps for the men who are already off in war. Such as Banks and places of business and government as Clerks, typists, and secretaries. They even took over the jobs that were traditionally thought to be only made for men. What world war 1 Provided for women were opportunities for working-class women to shift the nature of their employment, for the greater employment of married women with Children. The strength male unions However helped insure that work by women didn’t threaten men’s wages or their access to