Factory Women Journal Analysis

The inequality between a man and a woman still has a wide gap. Women today only earn about seventy-seven cents of a dollar compared to men. Women are outnumbered to have control over companies and industries than men whose name is ‘John’. Though this inequality has narrowed and working conditions have improved, we cannot disregard how gruesome it was for the factory women and immigrant women back in 1865-1900. Through the journal composed from Mrs. Bessie and Marie Van Vorst’s experiences as factory girls, “The Woman Who Toils,” consisted of the numerous tasks given and the wage they received as payment for the long hours they worked. Focusing on the lives of immigrants, Jacob Riis provided still imagery to convey the grimy conditions children and women do in order to see the next sky. It is clear that the level of factory women’s work environment were far worse than men’s condition in this period of time. From inadequate food to nights without blankets, women had to experience poverty first hand while trying to get out of it. Women are paid less then men. It has been a fact ever since women began moving into cities to work for their families. Vorst exclaimed it blatantly, “The women’s …show more content…
Women who had families that depend on their income were not able to leave their jobs. They fear that there will be no other place to work to earn money. These women thought about their families. If they were alone by themselves, they would not think about what their family will eat or wear. They would think about themselves. When women come to realize of their worth, knowing that they deserve better, they will rise above to challenge the other sex. They will demand better pay and better work conditions. They will complain. But because most of the jobs were mostly held by immigrant women and children (Riis, 436-437), their focus is not about themselves but about their family's’