Title: Jobs In The 1920s - eNotes.com
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Life in the Roaring Twenties
Jobs In The 1920s
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Content: Industrial production and output increased sharply, and the Stock Exchange soared to ever greater heights, driven on by a seemingly insatiable demand for consumer goods. During the 1920s, ownership of radios and automobiles increased exponentially, as they became much less expensive to produce. In turn, this led to greater job opportunities for men, many of whom found employment in manufacturing. As business activity grew, so did the number of business managers and administrators. These jobs were filled almost exclusively by men, as prevailing attitudes remain strongly opposed to the very notion of women being in charge. Women did benefit from a far greater variety of available jobs than in previous decades, but they were still held back from certain professional and managerial positions as well as skilled manufacturing work. To be sure, women did work in manufacturing, but largely in unskilled positions in sweatshop industries such as the garment trade. However, they were also able to achieve professional status as nurses and teachers. Expanding businesses invariably required secretarial support, and a growing number of women fulfilled the growing need by becoming typists and secretaries. The glass ceiling, however, meant that women were seldom able to use these positions as a springboard to something better.