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Women in the workforce
As men left their jobs to become soldiers, women took their place and adapted a new role in society
• In Britain alone, nearly 2 million women replaced men in their jobs
• In Britain and France, women occupied 35% of the workforce
New Roles Women were needed to work jobs formerly occupied by men:
new factory positions
land
construction and transport
hospitals (at home and at war)
industry and engineering: ammunition, building ships, loading and unloading coal
• Although women were doing men’s jobs, they were not receiving equal pay
• HOWEVER, their incorporation into the workforce inspired new responsibility and independence
• women began to fight for equal rights and treatment
• suffragist movements demanded that women received the right to vote.
• number of women in labor unions increased 160% from 1914 -1918
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