"Although women are seen as naturally fit at domestic work and are superb at being caretakers, their roles are devalued or not valued at all when compared with men 's work"(“Sexism”). The degrading of women caused by sexism has created a huge gap between men and women gender equality. The under-estimation of women gives men a superior image in gender roles. Women’s roles in the workforce is unacknowledged when it is compared to the work men do (“Sexism”). Since the Dust Bowl in the 1930 's, in the labor force, the role of women and their rights have vastly broadened and are continuing to improve in hopes that in the future gender equality is achieved to put an end to decades of oppression. Gender roles in the 1930’s, during the: Dust Bowl,
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During WWII, women had to step up and become the financial head of the household while the men were at war (Curtis White). During this time, women received pay equal to men because employers were not allowed to enforce sexist values when it came to paying employees (Carlson). “According to census figures, the percentage of employed women fourteen and older actually rose during the Depression from 24.3 percent in 1930 to 25.4 percent in 1940, a gain of two million jobs… the number of married women working doubled during the decade” (Ware). When the government recognized that women and men should have equal wages, it was a big step that promoted a greater advancement in gender equality. In November 1942, men as well as women were paid equally for equal work under the General Order Number 16 of the National War Labor Board. By establishing that equal work should have equal pay, women were finally being recognized for the role they played in the work force which was equal to the role men played in the labor force. Within the timeframe of the Cold War, women were able to find more work under the Equal Pay Act, making industries more productive. The Executive Order 11375 promoted gender equality by giving men and women equal job opportunity. After 1967, employers were no longer allowed to discriminate the sex of job candidates (Carlson). People who were single in status
During WWII, women had to step up and become the financial head of the household while the men were at war (Curtis White). During this time, women received pay equal to men because employers were not allowed to enforce sexist values when it came to paying employees (Carlson). “According to census figures, the percentage of employed women fourteen and older actually rose during the Depression from 24.3 percent in 1930 to 25.4 percent in 1940, a gain of two million jobs… the number of married women working doubled during the decade” (Ware). When the government recognized that women and men should have equal wages, it was a big step that promoted a greater advancement in gender equality. In November 1942, men as well as women were paid equally for equal work under the General Order Number 16 of the National War Labor Board. By establishing that equal work should have equal pay, women were finally being recognized for the role they played in the work force which was equal to the role men played in the labor force. Within the timeframe of the Cold War, women were able to find more work under the Equal Pay Act, making industries more productive. The Executive Order 11375 promoted gender equality by giving men and women equal job opportunity. After 1967, employers were no longer allowed to discriminate the sex of job candidates (Carlson). People who were single in status