Women in the Workforce
Cohn, L. (2000, February 15). “ Tucked away in the latest "Economic Report of the President" is a slew of statistics describing the contribution women have made to the supercharged U.S. economy. The annual report, released in mid-February by President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers, says that "the progress made by women in the paid labor market has been one of the most important economic changes of the 20th century." Petroff-Tobler, L. (2002, September 15). “ Among the factors contributing to women's entrance into the workplace were propaganda, economic necessity, and a general sense of patriotism and duty to their country to contribute in whatever way they could. Propaganda relating to the assimilation of women into the general workforce was a major tool used to manipulate the people's view of what was appropriate and necessary for women to do. Undoubtedly more important than the fact that women now had more opportunity is the effect that these new opportunities had on the psyche of America's women. In a group of collected letters, women speak of “rationing, war bond rallies, salvage campaigns, blood drives, civil defense work, planting and harvesting victory gardens, Red Cross work, and hostessing at United Servi
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Service Organization, Economic Advisers, Winnie Welder, Rosie Riveter, Report President, , Red Cross, war effort, rosie riveter, labor force, war women,
Approximate Word count = 944
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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