brezhnev WOMEN Flashcards
1
Q
what was the average number of children in 1970?
A
2.4
2
Q
what was the average number of children in 1959?
A
2.9
3
Q
what was the reason given for women not being in senior roles in jobs?
A
their ‘natural desire to care for their families’
4
Q
what did figures in 1982 indicate?
A
women spent twice as much time doing chores as men
5
Q
what was Brezhnev main goal for women?
A
to have more children and raise them well
6
Q
what was the women’s pension age changed from and to?
A
60-55
7
Q
what fraction of marriages ended in divorce?
A
1/3
8
Q
what we considered the main reasons for divorce?
A
alcoholism and the lack of fathers due to the war
