Title: Employment of Women in the 1930s. Due to the 1929 stock market crash, and… | by Corry Remy | The Thirties | Medium
Headings: Employment of Women in the 1930s
Employment of Women in the 1930s
Women Seeking Employment:
Discriminatory Laws Against Women Employment:

Content: According to the Censuses taken in 1930 and 1940, the number of women holding professional jobs increased by 20. Interestingly, hostility came from the women being hired outside of the homestead because the unemployment rate of men was equivalent to the employment rate of women. ( The employment rate of women was 25.4% in the latter 1930s; the unemployment rate of men was 25%.) The hostile attitude is reflected in a quote by Norman Cousins, “Simply fire the women, who shouldn’t be working anyway, and hire the men. Presto! No unemployment. No relief rolls. No depression.” Discriminatory Laws Against Women Employment: