Women in the FRG Flashcards
Evidence for increased womens employment ?
Immediatley after WW2 - women worked to help rebuild German econ due to less able bodie men. Eg clearing rubble, building and office work.
The shortage of labour in the 1950s did see emplyment rise from 44% in 1950 to 50% by 1970.
Who did the FRG turn to in order to satisfy its booming economy (instead of women) for employment ?
Migrant workers
What did Adenaur say about women working and what was the reality ?
Spoke about importance of making jobs avaliable to women and working conditions.
Reality was that gov did not make this happen and immediatley after the war , women were encouraged to go back to the home.
What was said in a 1982 survey about the roles of men and women ?
50 % of men and 54 % of women beleived that a mans career was more important than his wife.
70% of men and women believed that men should work and women should care for the home.
What was the pay gap for those women that were employed ?
1/3 lower for full time
What fact highlights that there were few women in manegerial positions ?
1/2 school teachers were women but only 20% principles.
What was the percentage of female students in 1970 compared to 1989?
31% compared to 41% (not v darastic)
When was the abortion law passed allowing abortion for 1st 12 weeks and what happened afterwards ?
1974
Led to widespread opposition due to KKK ideology and strong church influence (shows traditional attitudes )
Leads to it being declared unconstitutional by federal court in 1975.
In what year were wives and mothers provided with financial benefits ?
1953 ( provided by ministry for family affairs)
What KKK can be used to describe FRG attitides towards women family life ?
Kinde, kuche , kirche
What was the name of minister of family affairs who argued in 1961 that women going to work was a ‘forced evil’?
Franz Josef Wuermeling
What were the roles of women like in 1989 ?
Largely defined by family life.
Eg 50 % of married women with a child under 15 living at home had a paid job and half of these were part time.
What feminist organisation was set up in 1968 ?
Action council for womens liberation.
Worked to set up daycare centres for kids.
What dates were the German civil code revised in favour of women and state some changes
1958-before this date women needed husbands permission to go to work
1977- women allowed to work if it did not interfere with role of mummy, More equal rights and shared responsibility in marridge.
Which part of the german penal code did more radical womens groups target concerning abortion ?
paragraph 218 of the germann penal code which made it a crime for women to seek an abortion on ground of non medical reasons.
EG ‘we’ve had abortions !’ cover of 1871 west german mag stern published in 1971 and showed lots of high profile women. Shows publicity
