3.4.1

Question 0

Why attitudes to the roles of men and women have changed in the UK:

Answer 0

Suffragette movement showed that women were no longer prepared to be second class citizens

During the World Wars women took on many of the men’s jobs and did them just as well

The labour governments of 1964-70 and 1974-90 were dedicated to equal rights for women

Social and industrial developments in the 50s and 60s led to the need for more women workers

Question 1

How attitudes to the roles of men and women have changed in the UK:

Answer 1

Women have equal rights to men

Men and women expected to share roles in the home

Women could vote in elections and become MPs

Women received the same pay as men for the same work