Chapter 3 - Womens Rights Flashcards
1
Q
How much were women paid?
A
Half the amount a male would be paid for the same work
2
Q
Why were men in higher positions, and paid more?
A
Men were the providers and workers - women were at home with children
3
Q
What started happening when women’s roles changed?
A
- started staying at school longer
* worked in factories, on farms, as transport workers and nurses
4
Q
In what year did women begin receiving the right to have the same wage as a male?
A
1974
5
Q
When did women’s roles change?
A
during world war 2 - so they could replace all the men’s jobs (who were soldiers at the time)
And also after WW2
