They had tightened their requirements because careers like doctors, lawyers, and engineers did as well. They wanted to improve the teaching department by only hiring the best of the best. “And the increased years in teacher education furthered the socialization of prospective teachers into the occupational identity that was promoted by school administrators.” (Rousmaniere, 34) Teachers were paid more than nurses and clerical jobs. They also had equal pay with the males workers and were also promised their jobs after marriage and childbirth. Even though teaching was one of the highest paying jobs at the time, they wanted a certain type of class.
Women are now accepted into traditionally labeled male occupations, and men are being more accepted in traditional female roles. Although we do strive for equability, males are still expected to be dominate in most social structures, leading to the oppression of women in some ways. A male’s traditional role is to be the strength for him and his family. Females are no longer staying at home mothers but employed mothers, providing for their family with long lasting careers or jobs. Our women have fought for a difference in treatment, which differs from the Amish women who didn't question the role that they played in their
Changing attitude towards women in Britain society helped women achieve the vote in 1918. It can be argued that women achieved the vote as they were beginning to be seen as making more intelligent decisions. The education of women had improved with universal education for boys and girls from 1870’s and women were more increasingly attending university. Women were also entering ‘white collar’ office jobs as well as traditional ones like nursing which proved they were able to be trusted with the vote. Arguably women achieved the vote as the social position of women was improving which helped erode male prejudices against them.
Not a man, of course. Back then men were viewed as superior because that’s all they were ever taught. “It takes a lot of dishes and a lot of washing up, for mum to build an athlete” (Fairy Liquid and the Olympics) this reinforces the idea that women do the household chores in service to the males of the house. The implication that housework is purely a woman’s work is completely unacceptable in today’s day and age where women are seen as strong and independent. The unequal distribution of domestic responsibilities has held women back for generations; it still today continues to hinder women’s progression in the work-place.
The various explanations offered for the rise of married women’s paid employment still leave room for the impact of cataclysmic and unique events, such as World War II. Possible roles for the World War II can be found on both the supply and demand sides of the market. Women were drawn into the war-time economy through a variety of mechanisms. For some, increased wages, in general and specifically for women were the main factor. A husband’s absence meant a wife had less to do at home, and patriotic duty was reason enough for others to join the war
While the men were away at war, women took advantage of rare occasions (open jobs men were associated to) by taking jobs as journalists the way men previously were and etc. "The war really created opportunities for women" Winona Espinosa said. It was the first time women could actually show that they were capable of doing things only men had done before. Moreover, the tough physical labor increased women's self confidence as an individual, and the income as well. These are some positives for women, however if there is a positive thing about something most likely there are going to be negatives to go along with it.
My Last Duchess For many years the male species has embedded that they have or should have power over women. In the course of society and most of all traditions, we act accordingly to how others view us. In today’s society and society 100 years ago women are described to be caring and nurturing while on the other hand men are considered to be more powerful and are dominant over their entire family even their wives. People that seem to have this assumption believe that men and women live better lives when both assume their role, and that role is what the environment has ordained in them. Although over the years women has gain to their rights to vote and to freedom choice, humanity still considers men to be the providers and the women to be care givers.
This period of time though was necessary to spark later movements for women’s rights. They learned of the freedom and independence they could have if they were to do things for themselves rather than doing what they were told to do with their lives. Just from seeing that production levels rose despite millions of men being called into the war proved that women could do as good of a job as men in these factories. Having black women in these jobs as well was a major step forward in the United States. The downside is that the economy could not sustain having jobs available for both these men and women once the men arrived back home from the war.
They didn’t even gain the right to vote until the 1920’s. They have always been looked at as the inferior sex in almost all categories. They were the ones who were supposed to stay home and watch over the children while the husbands got jobs and worked out in the real world making a difference. This was the societal standard even into the mid to late 1980’s. However, when the 1990’s began a lot of feminist movements began that spoke out to the fact that women should have more of a role in society than just to cook and clean.
Moving Forward Michelle Oliveira HIS 204 George Aleman 10/19/2012 For centuries in America women were thought to be inadequate to that of men. Women were in charge of the cooking, the cleaning, raising children among other less than appealing tasks. Still today, many of these views have not completely changed from our society, but in the United States during the twentieth century, many of the roles that Americans had become familiar with began to change radically. Women wanted equality and fought for it not only at home but in the work place, in education and the military and in other areas as well. During the nineteenth century, when the Women’s Movement was beginning, many schools were established