What Are Gender Roles In The 50s

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The 50s is considered in many ways as a period of conformity with traditional gender roles. Both men and women were required to fulfill these roles and meet society’s expectations. One example in the movie is the number of slots in schools for women is extremely small. The students are not given many opportunities to have a career. Joan Branwyn, another bright student in Wellesley College, during a conversation with Prof. Katherine, mentioned that Yale has only five spots for women. According to Tavaana’s website, the deans from these programs like law and medical school intentionally tried to keep women out whenever they had the opportunity. “As a result, in 1960, women accounted for six percent of American doctors, three percent of lawyers, and less than one percent of engineers; and 38 percent of American women who worked in 1960 were largely limited to jobs as a teacher, nurse, or …show more content…

You may all be here for an easy A but the grade that matters the most is the one he gives you, not me.” Women are not supposed to expect anything from life but being someone’s keeper – either their husband’s or her children’. According to 1960 Culture website, “the world of American women was very limited in almost every aspect, from family life to the workplace; being expected to follow only one path: to marry in her early 20s, start a family quickly, and devote her life to homemaking.” Another example that shows how gender roles were much reinforced is when Betty Jones writes an article about Katherine’s teaching methods and lifestyle. She writes, “(…) it is our duty- nay, obligation to reclaim our place in the home, bearing the children that will carry our traditions into the future. Miss Katherine Watson (…) has decided to declare war on the holy sacrament of

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