A Long Road to Equality: Women in the Workforce

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Women played a crucial role during World War II, both with the production of war materials, and keeping our country from sliding back into a depression. Since the 1940s, women have continued to struggle to prove that they can do the same jobs that a male worker can do, and should get paid the same amount for it. Equal pay for women has continued to be an intensely debated subject since World War II, when women stepped up to fill the void in the workforce that men left behind when they courageously fought to defend our country. As scores of men left the country, they left behind massive gaps in the United States workforce. The government noticed this problem, and drafted their infamous Rosie the Riveter posters (A&E Television Networks).

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Also found in many cases today, although both parents hold full-time jobs, the woman is the one to take the “extra-shift” to care for their children. This paper will examine how women came to be what author Laura Mattoon D’amore classifies as “the accidental supermom” . So, how did this behavior originate? This research paper will analyze the causes of modern-day “supermoms” and how the image of workingwomen came to be. When anyone thinks of a 1950’s woman, they are likely to immediately think of the typical 1950’s housewife.

It is no secret that no matter how much women continue to strive in the workplace, politics, etc., inequality will always persist. Throughout American history, the oppression of women has caused an adverse effect on humanity. Some men believed that embracing women as worthy of equal opportunities was a threat to them, as all the rules would be changing. However, the 1900s witnessed a change in that trend, as women started to fight and stand up for their rights. Women have stood on the frontline of this conflict, but at the end of the day they are only requesting “The power or privilege to which one is justly entitled” So, how did women’s role in society evolve from 1919 to 1941?