Transcript Role of women in 1930

ROLE OF WOMEN IN 1930
WOMEN'S ROLES BEFORE RIGHTS
To wash
 To clean
 To cook
 To make babies
 overall be a
housewives
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TREATED BADLY
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In the 1930's women were treated badly. They
could not own anything. Fighting in a war
was just out of the question. They were
basically made to stay home and do the
cleaning and cooking. They couldn't even buy
anything. A woman in this day and time
wouldn't take any of that for a minute, being
that we are so independent and outspoken
now.
In the 1930s, despite the fact that women
were a big part of the society, they were not
treated equally in the workplace compared to
their male counterparts. Instead of working,
most of society believed that a woman's place
was in the home. It was during this era that
women were put into the gender role of
cooking, cleaning and taking care of children.
Pictures of women from the 1930s often show
them dressed up despite the fact that they
were homemakers. This was due to the strong
belief during this time period that women still
needed to look presentable for their husbands
when they returned home from work. When
their husbands came home, dinner was to be
ready, the house was to be clean, and the
husband was to be greeted by his loving wife.
WOMEN
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WORKING BEFORE THE 1930S
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During the years of 1930’s, there was great pressure
on everyone to bring in a good, consistent income.
Woman found this a lot more difficult than men. In
many places in society, woman was still thought to
belong in the home. If they did try to get jobs, they’d
normally be scorned for taking money and jobs away
from men. Women who were in jobs would normally
be pressured to give them up for ‘family men’. People
said that if woman would give up their jobs then unemployment would be nearly eliminated.
Normally, any job that woman could get would be low
level and low paying jobs, meaning that nearly all
management jobs would be filled with men. At the
time, 3 in 10 working woman were in domestic or
personal service roles, such as cooks or maids.
Then women had equal rights but not for every
women , unfortunately women of colour were still
discriminated .
They looked for work as there was great pressure
on everyone to bring in income doing this was
difficult for women to do. Women were taking over
some of the mans jobs and if they gave up there
would not be any more unemployment.
RIGHTS
Women's were not allowed to vote until the 1920s
Rich and Upper Class: She would probably not need to
work and would focus on marriage and other things
women were expected to focus on. Though the
Depression may have affected her in some ways, she
would still be well off. Women were treated still as
inferior but they were gaining rights e.g. suffrage and
other liberties.
CLASSES
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Wealthy and Middle Class: She would probably need
to work in an office job but as soon as she was married,
she would be expected to quit her job. The Depression
was likely to have affected her as she and her husband
were likely to be unemployed. She would be treated as
inferior to her husband but her greater economic
power would have given more liberties than if she
didn't have a job.
CLASSES
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Poor and Lower Class: She would try and find work in
some ways but due to the Depression, it would be
unlikely that she could hold a job. The Depression was
likely to have devastated her family and her and her
family would have to work hard to get anything they
wanted. She would again be treated as inferior to her
husband but both would have to work very hard
CLASSES
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THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
Women having equal rights
Done by
William P
Luke M
Jake K
Rhys B