Must Be a Women's Job

Must Be A Woman’s Job Historically, men have been the ones who mainly called the shots prior to World War II. They were the ones waking up morning after morning to go to work so that they could support their families financially by earning money to put food on the table, supply a roof over their heads, and provide the need for clothes on their backs. However, when the demand for more personnel presented itself during the post-World War II era, women began to challenge the meaning of masculinity. In the military, gender often limited women’s advances by holding that they should conform to traditional definitions of womanhood, even as they advanced in position and rank. From early days of the Cold War, through the sweeping changes of the Vietnam era, and to recent issues in today’s armed forces femininity has made a lot of dramatic changes. In the 1950’s women embarked into an unwelcoming environment by diving into the armed forces. The military had a difficult time recruiting women when they were in great need of them and once they became enlisted, they had an even tougher time keeping them enrolled. When the Cold War announced itself the military was in the process of attempting to increase their numbers. By doing this, one of the main focuses was getting the government to allow women to maximize their contributions to national defense. This time period signified a great deal of importance for the military as a whole. In 1948, President Truman signed the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act that established a spot for women in the military other than the already allowed position of nursing. The drive to recruit women into the military during the 1950’s was odd when considering social tendencies. Back then the American culture pushed for most women to have low-paying, non-professional, jobs and promoted more of a materialism lifestyle instead. When the Korean War began the United States found them in a pickle that they did not see coming. When the need for