Gender Roles during Great Depression
In 1929, a decade before the Second World War, the world-wide economy collapses and people lose their homes, businesses lose their companies and civilians without families are either homeless or struggling. This is the effect of the Great Depression. The most historical period and one of the longest lasting depression in the twentieth-century. The depression originated in the United States after the stock prices fell. It became worldwide at that period and it was known as the stock mark crash of October 29, 1929—also known as Black Tuesday. The Great Depression affected both rich and poor countries and is why it was known worldwide. Cities around the world were heavily affected especially if they were dependent …show more content…
Farming and countryside areas suffered as crop prices dropped. Fewer jobs were available and it affected civilians drastically as they had to find alternative ways of income. Although The Great Depression affected everyone worldwide, in this essay, the issue will be focused on Montreal, Quebec, and its issue regarding gender roles as this was a primary concern for families during that period. Gender played a vital role during the Great Depression for many reasons. During that time, many workers relayed on their families to make extra wages in order to sustain their family fortune. Many families had their children work and make extra means in order to survive the economic depression. The Great Depression, affected both unskilled workers, and skilled workers equally as the amount of jobs available were very limited. Family was the only strategy to remain upheld in the downfall economy. In this essay, the reader will be informed on how gender played a vital role in family …show more content…
This issue made it exceptionally difficult for women to leave and go to work. Elaine S. Abelson in her article on women during the great depression states that “Women, unlike men, have never been fully detached from family, domestic life, and a quasi-dependent role. Whatever the reality of their individual situations, women have been bound to the home by ideology, moral strictures, and idealized notions about motherhood and the family (Abelson, 2003, 4)”. This was a huge issue during the great depression as their men had to work, and these women had to take “jobs to ensure their families had food on the table and clothes on their backs (Abelson, 2003, 8)”, and both domestic and labour intercepted because they both had to be done so having children that could work, especially boys, was important for second wage income, and if they had children but they were not old enough to work made it exceptionally
In 1929, a decade before the Second World War, the world-wide economy collapses and people lose their homes, businesses lose their companies and civilians without families are either homeless or struggling. This is the effect of the Great Depression. The most historical period and one of the longest lasting depression in the twentieth-century. The depression originated in the United States after the stock prices fell. It became worldwide at that period and it was known as the stock mark crash of October 29, 1929—also known as Black Tuesday. The Great Depression affected both rich and poor countries and is why it was known worldwide. Cities around the world were heavily affected especially if they were dependent …show more content…
Farming and countryside areas suffered as crop prices dropped. Fewer jobs were available and it affected civilians drastically as they had to find alternative ways of income. Although The Great Depression affected everyone worldwide, in this essay, the issue will be focused on Montreal, Quebec, and its issue regarding gender roles as this was a primary concern for families during that period. Gender played a vital role during the Great Depression for many reasons. During that time, many workers relayed on their families to make extra wages in order to sustain their family fortune. Many families had their children work and make extra means in order to survive the economic depression. The Great Depression, affected both unskilled workers, and skilled workers equally as the amount of jobs available were very limited. Family was the only strategy to remain upheld in the downfall economy. In this essay, the reader will be informed on how gender played a vital role in family …show more content…
This issue made it exceptionally difficult for women to leave and go to work. Elaine S. Abelson in her article on women during the great depression states that “Women, unlike men, have never been fully detached from family, domestic life, and a quasi-dependent role. Whatever the reality of their individual situations, women have been bound to the home by ideology, moral strictures, and idealized notions about motherhood and the family (Abelson, 2003, 4)”. This was a huge issue during the great depression as their men had to work, and these women had to take “jobs to ensure their families had food on the table and clothes on their backs (Abelson, 2003, 8)”, and both domestic and labour intercepted because they both had to be done so having children that could work, especially boys, was important for second wage income, and if they had children but they were not old enough to work made it exceptionally