Role of women during FYP Flashcards
1
Q
What percentage of work force were females in 1929?
A
29%
2
Q
Jobs females were often given?
A
Textile work and light industry work- lowest and least skilled paid work
3
Q
What was closed down in 1930?
A
Zhenotdel - women’s affairs department
4
Q
1935 percentage of workers?
A
42%
5
Q
Why did managers need women?
A
They employed wives, widows and children because they were desperate to fill their quotas
6
Q
Issue for women within factories?
A
They were often physically and sexually abused
7
Q
By how much less were women paid in comparison to me?
A
40%
8
Q
What allowed work for women to be made easier?
A
Introduction of canteens and creches and nurseries
