changing economics and employment opportunities

Question 1

free women who worked by 1840

Answer 1

10%

Question 2

free women who worked by 1970

Answer 2

15%

Question 2

employment changes for women

Answer 2

rise in office work
femal labour was bigger than children in textiles

Question 3

employment changes for women
-1917 vs 1860

Answer 3

less domestic work by 1917 compared to 1860

Question 4

free women who worked by 1920

Answer 4

24%

Question 6

elements of continuity
-work

Answer 6

work based on traditional roles

Question 7

types of traditonal roles work for women

Answer 7

childcare
nursing

Question 8

which oppertuinites were limited for women

Answer 8

business/management
higher wages

Question 9

elements of continuity
- pay

Answer 9

gender pay gap continued

Question 10

elements of continuity
- gaining jobs

Answer 10

employees reluctant to employ married white women

Question 11

why were employees reluctatnt to higher american women

Answer 11

belived their main jobs was to look after their homes

Question 12

elements of continuity
-african american

Answer 12

low paid factory work
domestic service

Question 13

elements of continuity
-unions

Answer 13

female membership of trade unions were limited

Question 14

what jobs oppertunites rose during ww1

Answer 14

industry and agriculture

Question 15

what number of women travelled overseas for war work

Answer 15

20,000

Question 15

how many extra jobs rose during ww1

Answer 15

3 million

Question 16

how many women worked for armed forces by 1918

Answer 16

30,000

Question 17

during the interwar years the majority of workers were

Answer 17

unmarried

Question 18

what was the impact of the depression

Answer 18

pressure on women not to “steal” jobs

Question 19

what was the percentage of women working by 1930

Answer 19

12% to 15%

Question 20

how many women were recruited by 1941

Answer 20

100,000

Question 21

how many women now worked by 1941

Answer 21

6 million

Question 22

ratio of women workers in the whole workforce

Answer 22

1/3

Question 23

what did propaganda stress

Answer 23

womens ability to do heavy work

Question 24

what remained by ww2

Answer 24

inequality

Question 24

women position in education by 1986

Answer 24

half of uni graduates were women

Question 25

what did feminism improve

Answer 25

awareness of sexual harassment and that glass ceiling