women in the FRG Flashcards
how many more women than men were there in 1948?
7.3 million more
what year saw a peak in divorce rate?
1948
80% higher than in 1946
why did the divorce rate spike up after the war?
many marriages fell apart after the war with dislocation and poor living conditions making marriage difficult
in what way were women involved in the aftermath of WW2?
clearing rubble
building work
office work
women were required to do all sorts of work
what was the status of women in the FRG?
a wife and a mother
shows continuity from Nazis
what did the Ministry for Family Affairs set up to achieve in 1953?
provide mothers and wives with financial benefits
what was the Bundestag split into with regards to women rights?
the SPD who wanted equal rights for women
the CDU who wanted to discourage women from working
what did Article 3 of the Basic Law state?
that there would be equality for ALL
what was changed in the civil code in favour of women?
women no longer needed their husband’s permission to go to work
husbands could no longer take full control of a woman’s properties upon marriage
when was the civil code revised in favour of women?
1958
what did the Marriage and Family law of 1977 achieve?
gave women equal rights in marriage
overturned much of the civil code which had been in place since 1900
how many women believed a husband’s jobs is more important than a wife’s?
54% of women
stresses the continuity of conservatism
how many women believed that wives should quit their jobs upon marriage?
68% of women
where were women’s liberation movements most prominent?
amongst students and radicals who lived in German cities
when was the Action Council for Women’s Liberation set up?
January 1968
