6. The Great Depression and New Deal Flashcards

1
Q

Small amount of progress made in professions by women in 1920s =

A

reversed by depression

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2
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Depression made position worse

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Pressure was increased that women should not ‘steal jobs’ from men

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3
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As women worked for less they were often employed in preference to men by companies hard hit and anxious to reduce costs
Number of women workers increase in 1930s from

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11.7% to 15.2% of total workforce

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4
Q

some areas married women found it more difficult =

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some states stopped married women from taking jobs in any publicly run institutions

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5
Q

Although progressive legislation made more equal pay levels mandatory HOWEVER

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problems enforcing this were considerable

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6
Q

Unions put interests of male members

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first

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