6. The Great Depression and New Deal Flashcards
Small amount of progress made in professions by women in 1920s =
reversed by depression
Depression made position worse
Pressure was increased that women should not ‘steal jobs’ from men
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
11.7% to 15.2% of total workforce
some areas married women found it more difficult =
some states stopped married women from taking jobs in any publicly run institutions
Although progressive legislation made more equal pay levels mandatory HOWEVER
problems enforcing this were considerable
Unions put interests of male members
first