Women's role in world war one
Before the first world war, most women would stay home and do house work, like cooking and cleaning, they would also make huge quantities of socks, vests, mittens, shirts, pants and do much more work for their family. Most women did not have a job, that was because back then it was a men’s role to have a job and work for their families to earn money, and that women working was not their role, and that they weren't strong enough, or ‘good enough’ for most jobs.
When the war began and with more than 500 000 men leaving there were many jobs available for women. During the war was a great time for women to prove themselves. The war changed many things for women. It gave them more opportunities in employment. By 1917 it was surveyed that 68% of women had changed jobs since the war began, 16% had moved out of domestic service, 22% that were unemployed in 1914 Were employed and 23% had changed factories. After the war it changed the outlook of how capable Women were of many jobs. There pay went up but they were still paid less than men.
By 1914 nearly 5.09 million out of the 23.8 million women in Britain were working. Women started working as nurses, thousands of women worked in munitions factories, offices, the Women's Royal Air Force was created. Women also were involved in sewing bandages, socks, and other items for the men at war. Women also did other voluntary work, more that 2000 were nursing at war, for Red Cross. Not only did women work but they still had to look after the children and do daily work at their homes.
The war had a large impact on the way women are today. Since the first world war more women were working. Now days women work as much as men do.
When the war began and with more than 500 000 men leaving there were many jobs available for women. During the war was a great time for women to prove themselves. The war changed many things for women. It gave them more opportunities in employment. By 1917 it was surveyed that 68% of women had changed jobs since the war began, 16% had moved out of domestic service, 22% that were unemployed in 1914 Were employed and 23% had changed factories. After the war it changed the outlook of how capable Women were of many jobs. There pay went up but they were still paid less than men.
By 1914 nearly 5.09 million out of the 23.8 million women in Britain were working. Women started working as nurses, thousands of women worked in munitions factories, offices, the Women's Royal Air Force was created. Women also were involved in sewing bandages, socks, and other items for the men at war. Women also did other voluntary work, more that 2000 were nursing at war, for Red Cross. Not only did women work but they still had to look after the children and do daily work at their homes.
The war had a large impact on the way women are today. Since the first world war more women were working. Now days women work as much as men do.