Weimar women Flashcards
What was the new woman
Free and independent, equal pay, equal career opportunities, sexually liberated, visible in public life, educationally active and politically active
What were some positives for women regarding employment
Gave them greater equality, 36% of the workforce was female in 1925 and by 1933 there was 100000 teachers and 3000 doctors
What were some negatives about women and employment
Women had to leave jobs so men could have them, gender pay gap and married women were deemed as double earners
What were some positives for women regarding sexual freedom
Contraception was widely available, birth rate decreased, divorce rate increased and rise in abortions
What are some negatives about women and sexual freedom
Abortion was still illegal with around 12,000 dying each year from abortions, decline in birth rate was attacked and the church was anti abortion
What were some positives about women in politics
Women gained equal voting rights, there was more female deputies than in England and very active in local government
What were some negatives about women and politics
None in Reichsrat, none in cabinet, no female party leaders, only communists pushed for gender equality and rare for other parties to support feminist issues
