Women in the Workforce

A detailed Summary of 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

Cardinali, R. (2002). Getting women to go into industry, according to US recruitment workers, was a "tremendous sales proposition". Results of the voluntary registration made that clear. Because of Detroit's strong automobile manufacturing base, the husbands of these wives were earning high pay, and thus many of the wives had no personal need to become wage earners. Those that took jobs took the jobs for a variety of reasons. Many responded because of patriotism, some because they needed to earn a living while their husbands were away at war. Problems began to surface when the growing influence of women workers threatened male workers still employed in the USA. Men often responded with harassment and discrimination (and this remained a problem after the war). Even though women outnumbered the men in the labor force by three to one, some men still had problems with the new idea of women as wage laborers. The war had allowed women to "get out of hand" or "out of the house". The liberated woman might be undermining the traditional marriage and family life. Some women started working at the age of 14 or 15 but were pleased with the new opportunities to use their hands and skills. The "Rosie the Riveter" poster was a positive encouragement for women to join the workforce during the women's industry movement. It provided a highly positive motivator as well as role model. But it must be remembered

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