Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Women in the Workforce

Women have prevailed in the workforce since the beginning of the twentieth century, contributing to their husband's income, along with their children's. However, women in the workforce have had, and still must overcome, the problem of bias within the workforce.

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This document illustrates the various institutions that women in history have attempted to set up in the hopes that they will receive equal pay for equal work within a, mostly patriarchal society.
During World War II, women took control of the labor production while the men fought. Below was the famous poster that hoped to boost morale within factories, later called, "Rosie the Riveter."

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  1. UnknownApril 24, 2013 at 12:34 PM

    This poster is probably the most famous war ad during World War II and it is one of my favorite ads that I have seen. I am writing by research paper on women in the work force in world war 2 and women did so much for the war effort and are one of the reasons the U.S. was so successful in the war. What is interesting is what happened after the war when the men got home because women were expected to just leave their jobs and go back to their homes. It is cool to see how far women have come in the workforce.

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