Women's changing Role in Society during the Great Depression

Slide 1: Women’s Changing Role in Society During the Great Depression  By and

Slide 2: Description: During the great depression it was the women’s job to keep the family together; while the men tried to support the family financially

Slide 3: Education  Instead on focusing on their careers and pursuing higher education women focused on keeping their family together  Many teachers worked for less or little pay in order to keep schools open (Sherrow)

Slide 4: Workforce  Many women lost their jobs  Some were forced out into the working world in order to survive(users.telluri an.net)

Slide 5: Women lost jobs and stayed unemployed at almost double the rate of men(Depression and war)  Discrimination-Married working women were looked down upon because they were viewed as taking the men’s jobs away(users.tellurian.net)

Slide 6: HOME  The Family cohesion rested on their shoulders  Most social tasks diminished  “Those who did no t get personal satisfaction from lives of sacrifice were labeled masculine”(Kessler)  Postponed having children and fewer of them, suvival was the main goal(Depress & War)