WW2 Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
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what was set up
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= woman’s advisory committee
- advise on utilisation of women for war effort
2
Q
increase of women in state legislatures during war
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from 144 to 228
3
Q
remaining limitations for women
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- not involved in wartime decision (either about home front or aims/methods of war)
- continuation of new deal practice of government agencies being dominated by men in managerial positions
- unable to secure type of support for working women (eg. childcare, cheap restaurants/canteens which british working women achieved) = combine domestic responsibilities with work
- unequal pay
- little consultation with AA women & little opportunity to join armed forces/take managerial roles
- life for japanese american women became difficult & confinement/discrimination due to japanese attack on pearl harbour (1941)
- women remained divided
4
Q
results of war
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- increased economic activity during war = sustained period of prosperity
- led to greater domestication of women
- growth of suburbs = greater emphasis on women in the home (away from public sphere)
- greater prosperity = reduction in social issues women campaigned for
= period of stagnation (or even regression)
5
Q
how many women had been fired from heavy industry by end of 1946
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2 million
6
Q
how many women had lost their jobs within 2 months of end of the war
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800,000
7
Q
discrimination of remaining female workers
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- accept lower pay
- lower status
- exclusion from many key jobs which were now considered too heavy for them
8
Q
when did the gap between men/women’s pay increase
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1945-60
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