Women resumed graduating high school (78%-88%) at a higher percentage than men, and there were only 5% more male college graduates than women in the 1960s. More colleges started to accept female students, including the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia, which was in fact the last college willing to accept women as students. With this increase and hopeful outcome of education, women’s participation in the labor force increased to 32%, 30% of those women being married. Married women now had more responsibility which was made possible because child care was newly available. Before the 1960s, women were reluctant to leave their homes and children, but by the 1960s women overcame their guilt and started to leave the house more. Women were starting to experience more freedom and power, however, there was still gender discrimination in jobs and more specifically in
Women resumed graduating high school (78%-88%) at a higher percentage than men, and there were only 5% more male college graduates than women in the 1960s. More colleges started to accept female students, including the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia, which was in fact the last college willing to accept women as students. With this increase and hopeful outcome of education, women’s participation in the labor force increased to 32%, 30% of those women being married. Married women now had more responsibility which was made possible because child care was newly available. Before the 1960s, women were reluctant to leave their homes and children, but by the 1960s women overcame their guilt and started to leave the house more. Women were starting to experience more freedom and power, however, there was still gender discrimination in jobs and more specifically in