Women's Roles Before Ww2

In the 20th century, it was customary for women to simply get married, be “good” wives and homemakers who listened to their husbands. This was the common description of women’s roles before the war. However, during and after World War II (WWII), women’s roles took a notable and dramatic turn for the best. Women were able to work more due to the absence of men; completing jobs that once excluded them and were eventually enabled to work in several prestigious areas/professions. During and after the war, women’s desires to work were no longer being suppressed. Not only did the war bring many opportunities for women in terms of work, it also gave women the push they needed to fight for liberation and equality, which would later be identified as feminism. Their struggle with a passive and predetermined role before WWII …show more content…
The war progressed, as did women’s roles and status.

Women before WWII had formerly been discouraged to work as this was seen as “taking the man’s job”. However, poorer and single women did work to support themselves. Men were the ones in the family to make money and support the family whilst women nurtured their children and cleaned and cooked. This was because women were deemed incapable of doing anything else other than what they already did. Aside from general house duties, women also took part in social activities with other housewives and were believed to be good role models for future generations. When the war had began, many men were sent off to fight which, at first, seemed adequate. But the war proved to be a lot more burdening than initially