Impact of WW2 - Women's Role

Question 1

Why did new employment opportunities arise?

Answer 1

Women needed to replace men

Question 2

Why would the women need to replace the men?

Answer 2

As the men would have gone on active service or transferred to war work

Question 3

What did women enjoy?

Answer 3

An increased responsibility

Question 4

What did the National Service Act No.2 do?

Answer 4

Conscripted unmarried women into Auxiliary services

Question 5

What Auxiliary services would women be involved in?

Answer 5

ATS
WRNS
WAAF

Question 6

What did war promote?

Answer 6

Independence

Question 7

What percentage of women agreed they should undertake war work?

Answer 7

97%

Question 8

Where would they go to work?

Answer 8

Auxiliary work and Industry

Question 9

How many women worked in Industry and Armed forces between 1939 - 1943?

Answer 9

2,500,000

Question 10

How much did women working rise by?

Answer 10

50%

Question 11

What shortages benefitted women?

Answer 11

Labour shortages

Question 12

What did Trade Unions seek to maintain?

Answer 12

Male privileges and pay for manual work dropped

Question 13

What number exceeded those employed in industries and civil defence?

Answer 13

The number of women who stayed at home