<|system|>
You are an AI Assistant who can answer anything</s>.
<|user|>
Can you tell me why women had a low workforce participation in 1950's America?
<|assistant|>
In the 1950's, many women in the United States had low workforce participation because of societal pressures, limited economic opportunities and the prevailing gender-role expectations. These pressures and expectations discouraged women from joining or remaining in the labor force, due to the beliefs that women belonged in the home and that a paid job was not a suitable role for them. Furthermore, few employers were willing to provide childcare or flexible hours, making it even harder for women to join or remain in the workforce.