Women's Roles In Nazi Germany

In Nazi Germany, women had very little rights compared to other women in democratic societies. In a democratic society, women had a less enforced traditional gender roles and had more freedom. During World War 1, women were recruited to work in jobs usually occupied by men. This was because most of the men who occupied that particular job often went to fight in the war, some of these jobs would include conductors, postal workers, police, and firefighters1. In Nazi Germany, women were forced into Hitler’s youth groups, which for girls were known as the Bund Deutscher Madel. This youth group was created to teach girls their future in society, which was to mother more Germans. The youth group emphasized values of obedience, self control, and discipline.