Women's Role In World War 2 Essay

Women of Canada and Britain played a very important part in World War 1 and 2. They had to take over many jobs that men had to leave in order to go fight in the war. Women were very eager to join the army and serve their country but propaganda from the government made the difference in how many women joined. Women back home wanted a heroine role during World War 2 and working for the army was an excellent way to meet that goal. The poster I chose has the caption “they serve – that men can fly.” This poster is an attempt to recruit women into the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War 2 by informing them that the woman are needed to serve so that men in the air force can do their jobs and fly the planes. My main theme in this assignment is that women’s role in World War 2 was very beneficial to the future of women and to the men fighting in the frontlines. My three themes include the effect that propaganda had on the recruitment of women during World War 2, Women were a great use to Canada and Britain during the wars, and that the war was beneficial to working women in the long run. …show more content…
Women’s role did not change very much from the First World War to the second, but their contribution received much more appreciation during World War 2 (Monger, 2014). The caption in my chosen poster, “They Serve – That Men Can Fly”, is a piece of propaganda that is aimed at recruiting women for the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War 2. This type of propaganda gave women a sense of confidence that they can do jobs that make them heroine-like. Eventually the