1 / 8

Women in the Workforce

Women in the Workforce. Throughout history women worked along side men. Even when tasks were gender specific, women’s work was seen as necessary and valuable for the support of the family. Domestic Service. Industrial Revolution – Factory Work. The Feminization of Office Work.

hisa
Download Presentation

Women in the Workforce

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Women in the Workforce

  2. Throughout history women worked along side men. Even when tasks were gender specific, women’s work was seen as necessary and valuable for the support of the family.

  3. Domestic Service

  4. Industrial Revolution – Factory Work

  5. The Feminization of Office Work • Jobs paid better than Domestic Service (but less than men for the same work) and were more “respectable” than factory work • Women were expected to stop working if they married

  6. Women stepped into factory jobs during WWII but were expected to give up working so that returning soldiers could take the jobs.

  7. While some women enjoy the “ideal” life of the suburban housewife, many women were left feeling unsatisfied in a society that was telling them their lives were perfect.

  8. Women who did work were often limited to occupations seen as appropriate for women • Nurse • Secretary • Teacher • Service industry

More Related