In 1917, America sent thousands of men into World War 1. As they joined the war they left their homes families, and jobs behind. Their homes had to be paid for. Their families had to be feed. Their jobs had to be filled. Who stepped up to the plate? Women did!
The government required 24 million men to register for the war. Women took many of these jobs.Many of these jobs included, railway guards, conductors, postal workers and police officers. In addition to the already existing jobs, munitions factories were opened. According to the website that I referred to, these factory positions were mostly fulfilled by women. These factories supplied 80% of the weapons and shells used by the British Army. Women were all of a sudden offered thousands of positions to work for their families.
Before this time period, very few women worked. Little to no women ever brought in money for their families. WW1 opened thousands of doors for women to become employed and support their families. These doors were never closed. Today, a large majority of women are employed and bringing in exceptional amounts of money to support their families. Another website stated that today 123 million women are employed in the U.S. Without WW1, women would’ve never become involved in the employment scene. …show more content…
This allowed them to be considered unexperienced workers. As a result, places of employment paid them considerably lower wages. As a result of low wages, men feared that upon the end of the war, woman would continue to rule the work scene and men would never again obtain their jobs. This however did not happen. As stated in the website, many men actually regained their jobs. Women were either removed fired from their current job, or trained to work alongside men. Since men got paid more, woman’s wages were again reduced in order for the companies to afford men
The government required 24 million men to register for the war. Women took many of these jobs.Many of these jobs included, railway guards, conductors, postal workers and police officers. In addition to the already existing jobs, munitions factories were opened. According to the website that I referred to, these factory positions were mostly fulfilled by women. These factories supplied 80% of the weapons and shells used by the British Army. Women were all of a sudden offered thousands of positions to work for their families.
Before this time period, very few women worked. Little to no women ever brought in money for their families. WW1 opened thousands of doors for women to become employed and support their families. These doors were never closed. Today, a large majority of women are employed and bringing in exceptional amounts of money to support their families. Another website stated that today 123 million women are employed in the U.S. Without WW1, women would’ve never become involved in the employment scene. …show more content…
This allowed them to be considered unexperienced workers. As a result, places of employment paid them considerably lower wages. As a result of low wages, men feared that upon the end of the war, woman would continue to rule the work scene and men would never again obtain their jobs. This however did not happen. As stated in the website, many men actually regained their jobs. Women were either removed fired from their current job, or trained to work alongside men. Since men got paid more, woman’s wages were again reduced in order for the companies to afford men