Role+of+Women+throughout+the+1920s+and+30s

· By the 1920’s the rate at which women were working increases by 50.1%. 1 in every 4 women over the age of 16 was included in the working party. They got the jobs they could to help their family get by. Before the 1920’s women were paid about $8 per week for a full time job. This was less than a man would get paid for the same job. Women were discriminated because they were seen not to be "as good" as men. This is called the wage gap. In 1920 the job descriptions were classified by sex. “Help Wanted- Male” In 1921 the Equal Rights Amendment was passed. This took away the right for employers to put which sex they wanted for the job. · In 1920 the 19th amendment was passed that gave women the right to vote. They had been fighting for this right for 72 years. The only people that could vote before this were men. Many people say this was the first step to ending discrimination. · In 1928 women competed in the Olympics for the first time. They competed in gymnastics, swimming, and track and field.
 * · ** Women without education worked as factory workers, domestic service workers, shop clerks, cashiers, and switchboard workers. Women with a high school education are allowed to be teachers, typists, or nurses.

Only 24.3 percent of women were employed in the 1930’s. The rest stayed at home to watch their families and to take care of their home. However, the women who did work were generally paid less for doing the same work as men. Women held jobs as secretaries, seamstresses, and stewardesses. Those who had jobs were thought of as stealing jobs from those who needed it most – the men. Married women were pressured to stay at home, even if their family needed the money. They were the ones who cooked and cleaned, and kept the household running smoothly.

Many women protested, but there were none that made it that famous.

Jobs for women in the 1920s The ideal role for women was to get married, have kids, and stay home and take care of everything around the house. Women were always inferior to men, like children were. When the 19th amendment was passed a lot had changed. Before it was passed, women had special laws of protection, and some women didn’t want to give those up. But because of the 19th amendment, women were also allowed to work in jobs that men do, such as serving on juries and being held in public office. Unfortunately though, women were paid less than men with professional jobs. Some jobs were being nannies, secretaries, nurses and teachers. This discrimination against women, coined the term "sexism" in the mid 20th century. Women were paid less because they were said to be doing "men's work". The men were paid more because they were the bread-winners in the family. Men and women most likely got in fights, some possibly physical, but none that were well-known.

====Women were mainly seen as home-keepers. They were the ones who kept the home nice and tidy. They rarely got out. They also usually worked until marriage. How much money they made with the difference of being married or unmarried depended on the situation. If you never got married, then you would make more money than a married women. If you got married, you would have gotten money but not as much as the other person. Women earned just over $8.00 a week, and many employers discriminated against women minority groups on employment issues. Also, women doctors and lawyer were admitted to practice rather grudgingly. ==== ====Since then, things have changed a lot. Women now can basically have the job that they want. Yes, there is still controversy over who works harder and who makes more, but women are allowed to do what they want. ====

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Women drinkers were unthinkable. Unthinkable means that people didn't think they should drink. They were responsible for kids and working, so they shouldn't be drinking. During this time it was not illegal to drink and women o ccasionally had a small glass of wine with their dinners. Unmarried suxual activity was increasing around this time and some people think it has to do with alcohol. =====

The Women's Rights movement gave women the right to vote, the right to the same pay as their man counter-parts.
Women were thought to be unimportant because their jobs were cleaning the house, taking care of the kids, and educating. There were no particular women that made the 19th amendment happen. They all pitched in and protested.