Women in the Post Industrial Society
Women in the Post Industrial Society
In the 1940s “Anything You Can Do” was a song performed in the popular Broadway musical, Annie Get Your Gun. The man and woman, who sung the duet, try to outshine each other by proclaiming that one does better in each other’s responsibilities. With that being said, women were beginning to catch up and exceed their male counterparts in the post industrial society. They began taking opportunities to excel themselves in the workforce, education and in their own freedom of choice and movement.
In the 1960s thru 1970s women began to do extremely well in obtaining steady employment. Although men still dominated the workforce, women began to slowly show that they were worthy of achieving higher level positions. During those times “women made up from one-fifth to half of all managers in most countries, especially in smaller enterprises and rarely in the top positions.” (Chambers, 949) The professional and technical workers in the post industrial society majority were women. With that being said, the labor unions began to cater to their needs by making child care available, so that women would have a future in maintaining a steady career without government assistance. In addition, the union also made sure that women were able to take professional courses to achieve better job titles.
Women also began to rise in education as well. With society becoming more modern, the strain for educated professionals began to come as a demand. Like men, women attended post secondary schools to obtain better job opportunities and social stature. With the feminist movements in the 1960s, many future students were allotted a better chance in climbing the academic ladder than their female predecessors. Those movements opened doors for women to expand their horizons in such fields as medical, education, politics, and various justice departments.
Finally, women were able to pursue their own freedom of choice or movement in the post industrial society.
In the 1940s “Anything You Can Do” was a song performed in the popular Broadway musical, Annie Get Your Gun. The man and woman, who sung the duet, try to outshine each other by proclaiming that one does better in each other’s responsibilities. With that being said, women were beginning to catch up and exceed their male counterparts in the post industrial society. They began taking opportunities to excel themselves in the workforce, education and in their own freedom of choice and movement.
In the 1960s thru 1970s women began to do extremely well in obtaining steady employment. Although men still dominated the workforce, women began to slowly show that they were worthy of achieving higher level positions. During those times “women made up from one-fifth to half of all managers in most countries, especially in smaller enterprises and rarely in the top positions.” (Chambers, 949) The professional and technical workers in the post industrial society majority were women. With that being said, the labor unions began to cater to their needs by making child care available, so that women would have a future in maintaining a steady career without government assistance. In addition, the union also made sure that women were able to take professional courses to achieve better job titles.
Women also began to rise in education as well. With society becoming more modern, the strain for educated professionals began to come as a demand. Like men, women attended post secondary schools to obtain better job opportunities and social stature. With the feminist movements in the 1960s, many future students were allotted a better chance in climbing the academic ladder than their female predecessors. Those movements opened doors for women to expand their horizons in such fields as medical, education, politics, and various justice departments.
Finally, women were able to pursue their own freedom of choice or movement in the post industrial society.