5-Ww1's Impact On Jobs, And The 20's

Front 1

What was the significance of war work by women? (2)

Back 1

-It played a huge part in helping win the war
-Women fulfilled a large range of jobs vacated by men, and performed very well

Front 2

How was the outbreak of war bad for working class women?

Back 2

-Pre-war 1914, there were 5 million women in work, but by September 190,000 had lost their jobs
-Eg, Lancashire cotton mills laid off thousands of working class women

Front 3

What was done to relieve the suffering felt by the working class women? (2)

Back 3

-The Central Committee for Women's Employment set up the Queens Work for Women Fund
-This fund offered a limited amount of money aimed at reducing
re-training time for London based women, and set up workshops to help teach them new trades

Front 4

What did the government realise in 1915 in respect to women and the war? (3)

Back 4

-They real side the need to recruit women into the workforce, as the munition factories were massively short of workers... Women were short term solutions
-The women's war register was set up, with thousands of women signing up very quickly
-They realised how many working families rely on the wage of the women

Front 5

What was the "Right to work" march?

Back 5

-Set up by Emmeline Pankhurst in 1915 and funded by the government
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Front 6

What work did working class women do during the war?

Back 6

Worked in munition factories etc

Front 7

How did Trade Unions react to women doing men's jobs?

Back 7

They felt the need to protect the skilled jobs, wage, and job security for the soldiers retuning after the war

Front 8

What arrangements were made to accommodate the trade unions desires? (3)

Back 8

-The government didnt want strikes etc at the end of the war
-So specialisation occurred... Complex jobs were split, with 2 women now doing the job of 1 (pre war) man
-Was seen as a compromise for allowing women into the mans sphere

Front 9

What did employers complain about? (3)

Back 9

-The Amolgamented Society for Engineers refused to hire women, as they saw them as a threat to their livelihoods
-It's a mans world
-Married women regularly needed time off work to deal with child/domestic issues

Front 10

What were the issues with equal pay? (2)

Back 10

-Women only earned a fraction of what men would for doing the same job
-Specialisation worsened this, as they were only allocated half of the usual job, and so were paid even less

Front 11

Did women gain anything from work? (2)

Back 11

-The government and the public recognised the important roles that women played during the war
-It got rid of the idea to some extent that women would not be able to prove themselves in the workplace

Front 12

What was expected of women once the war ended?

Back 12

Gvt, trade unions and men all thought that they would revert back to their domestic roles once men have returned

Front 13

How serious was female unemployment? (3)

Back 13

-130,000 women were dismissed within two weeks of the war ending
-This rose to 600,000 5 months later
-By 1921, the female industrial force had been reduced to 2% lower than it was at the start of the war

Front 14

What evidence was there at this time to suggest that the separate spheres philosophy was still strong?

Back 14

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Front 15

What did the been government do to help women after the war?

Back 15

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Front 16

What evidence was there of discrimination against women after the war?

Back 16

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Front 17

We're there any positive outcomes for women after the war?

Back 17

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