Title: Women in the Workforce During the Great Depression | World History
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Women in the Workforce During the Great Depression
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Content: The decision whether to work or not depended on women. [ 5] Working lessened the responsibilities of women- wives and mothers- inside their households. [ 6] Many women- poor, single, immigrant- considered work as necessity. [ 7] While more women went out to work, discrimination against married women generated. During the Depression, the public did not appreciate that more married women were at work. The two reasons why the society discriminated married women were, “they thought women were taking men’s jobs, and they were abandoning their families in a time of extreme need.” [ 8] Society perceived that men were threatened that women were taking jobs, but in reality, they mainly worked at manufacturing, domestic service, and clerical work. Another criticism was women were neglecting their responsibilities inside their homes. The criticisms caused the federal government to implement a law that married women were not allowed to work in government jobs in 1930. Public schools, transportation systems, banks and other companies fired and refused to hire married women. [