Since their husbands were laid off, bringing in little or no money, the women went out to look for part time jobs such as being a maid to the wealthier families. The women also had a hard time keeping her young children in school, especially if they lived on a farm because the children would need to help their mother and father with the animals and crops, so they wouldn’t get a proper education. The few women that went to collage had to drop out because the price was too high to afford to stay in. It was harder for women to get a job because they were weaker than men and most likely inexperienced but they would take what they could get, if they could get anything. The women who was at their last resort was to send their children away to work and earn a small pay to buy food.
Depending on the lower or upper level of the middle class, women were able to be work as school mistresses, or not work at all and only take care of the house. As upper class and middle class women had little advantages to their life, lower class women often had none. They were married to poor farmers, with no education and often had to work just as hard as their husbands, maybe even harder as they had a responsibility of taking care of the house and children. In some parts of the Western Europe, lower class women had to work in textile mills or various workhouses parted away from their families, working many, many hours. Double burden was also common at the beginning of 1900’s as women worked to earn money but also had the responsibility for unpaid, domestic labor.
Most people who worked in the factories lived in the factories which had little living space, lack of proper ventilation and lack of proper hygiene (Wikipedia). Due to the poor living conditions and overcrowding people were subject to health issues and death related from communicable diseases. Along with the poor living conditions, hunger and malnutrition were common during this time. Labor laws did not exist. Workers worked long hours without breaks and children were also subjected to these cruel working conditions as they were often put to work alongside their parents.
Norma Rae Case Study Zach Newcomb 9/27/11 “Leadership in Norma Rae” Just imagine working maximum hours for minimum wage while trying to support a family. This is the scenario for single mom Norma Rae Webster. Her occupation involves working in a southern cotton mill. The condition of the workplace is bad, respect of employees is lacking, to sum it up all the workers and Norma is underpaid and overworked. Norma Rae's parents also work at the mill and it takes a great toll on both of them mentally and physically.
Depending on the hours throughout the workday, workers shifts could be doubled and workers could be working up to six days a week. A lot of the workers during that time endured uninteresting, rugged and tedious day with little or no rest. Showing that life at that time as a worker was not worth it but most of them had families to feed. Now on to production, the manufacturing of goods in the
“The Problem that Has No Name” 1) Betty Friedan claims that women in the 1950’s and 1960’swere becoming increasingly unhappy because life started to become boring, draining, and repetitive for the 1950 or 1960 housewife as they never really had anything to look forward to in this stage of their life. Friedan explains that these housewives felt like their entire goal in life was to get married, have children, do chores, and cook for your family rather than continue with a career or having more to look forward to on their daily routine. This generations house wives were beginning to realize how much more was out their besides what they were doing on a daily basis as far as looking after their family and that most of these housewives always
She has to work all day in a cafeteria with the aroma of tater tots and two day old spaghetti. She has a dying passion to serve kids foods that barely pass the FDA’s strict guidelines. She loves seeing the happy expressions on children’s faces fade as they see what she has conjured up for them. The lunch lady confronts the evils of making unhealthy foods and smashes the foods hopes and dreams of one day being tasteful. Only a select few have what it takes to be an everyday lunch lady.
The role of women before war: Upper-class women did not work before the war and few worked after it. Working-class women, on the other hand, had to work to help keep their families. They worked before the war mostly in factories and in domestic services as maids. As many as 11% of all women worked as domestic servants before the war. The war gave them the chance to work in a greater variety of jobs but most of these new jobs were lost at the end of the war.
I remember thinking to myself how beautiful and young the girl was. In fact, she barely looked older that myself. It was heartbreaking to see that she was in such a level at poverty that she was completely dependent on others to feed herself and her child. During the week we also helped at a homeless shelter which gave me deeper insight into the struggles that so many people go through each day. As I donned my hair net and took my place behind the cool, metal counter I was sucked into a world that I had never been a part of before.
However they have made no changes on the work level expected of her and continually ask her to help. Anna, like other managers and partners have all been affected by the company’s desire to meet its deadlines and satisfy its client through extended work hours. * Anna has been working at 60% of her normal operating time, however due to workload she is forced to respond to urgent voicemails and emails. She also has done some work from home when she is suppose to be resting or looking after her daughter which was the reason she decided to reduce her hours initially. * Motherhood has not been very easy as well.