Discrimination Of Women In The 1920's
“The 1920s saw the development of a distinct, lively youth culture and of a society that was much more youth-oriented than ever before.” (“A Changing Society”) This change was the result of women having more opportunities in their lives to become more independent and stray from their former lives of being stuck as a wife whom only cleaned and took care of the kids. During the 1920s and 30s, women were able to get better jobs, and change their lifestyle in order to become more independent, however, they still faced discrimination on a daily basis when it came to others point of view.
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Women were employed more often, yet they were still largely employed in lower paying jobs, while men continued to be employed with jobs that had higher wages (O’Neal). In the late 1930s, a women’s annual pay was only $525 while a man's annual pay was $1,027, during the Great Depressions, women's pay dropped even lower (cite this). Poor working conditions were also a continuous problem during this time, along with long hours. More than half of working women worked more than fifty hours per week, and and over one fith of wrking women had over fifty-five hour working weeks (cite this). The 1930s census stated that, “‘Almost eleven million women, or 24.3 percent of all women in the country, were gainfully employed. Three out of every ten of these working women were in domestic or personal service. Of professional women three-quarters were schoolteachers or nurses..’” (cite this). Clearly as time went on, more women were being employed into more important and higher paying jobs, and employment rates grew, because, “Women in the 1930s in fact entered the workforce at a rate twice that of men—primarily because employers were willing to hire them at reduced wages. In unionized industries, however, women fared better.” (cite this.). Although, in the beggining of this era, women started off unemployed, with few jod oppprotunities, over time, they began to populate the workforce more, until they were eventually able to gain more
At the time, current fashion trends and styles were set by famous women, who influenced others to follow in their footsteps, leaving fashion standards to constantly …show more content…
Women were employed more often, yet they were still largely employed in lower paying jobs, while men continued to be employed with jobs that had higher wages (O’Neal). In the late 1930s, a women’s annual pay was only $525 while a man's annual pay was $1,027, during the Great Depressions, women's pay dropped even lower (cite this). Poor working conditions were also a continuous problem during this time, along with long hours. More than half of working women worked more than fifty hours per week, and and over one fith of wrking women had over fifty-five hour working weeks (cite this). The 1930s census stated that, “‘Almost eleven million women, or 24.3 percent of all women in the country, were gainfully employed. Three out of every ten of these working women were in domestic or personal service. Of professional women three-quarters were schoolteachers or nurses..’” (cite this). Clearly as time went on, more women were being employed into more important and higher paying jobs, and employment rates grew, because, “Women in the 1930s in fact entered the workforce at a rate twice that of men—primarily because employers were willing to hire them at reduced wages. In unionized industries, however, women fared better.” (cite this.). Although, in the beggining of this era, women started off unemployed, with few jod oppprotunities, over time, they began to populate the workforce more, until they were eventually able to gain more