COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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earned as much money as men in the workplace
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were able to attend college for the first time
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worked in factory jobs because of the high demand for consumer goods
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returned to the home as the men returned from fighting overseas
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Detailed explanation-1: -After the war, most women returned home, let go from their jobs. Their jobs, again, belonged to men. However, there were lasting effects. Women had proven that they could do the job and within a few decades, women in the workforce became a common sight.
Detailed explanation-2: -World War II provided unprecedented opportunities for American women to enter into jobs that had never before been open to women, particularly in the defense industry. Women faced challenges in overcoming cultural stereotypes against working women, as well as finding adequate childcare during working hours.
Detailed explanation-3: -Although women made a lot of progress during the war, their roles changed again after the war as men returned to their jobs. Women were expected to “give up their wartime jobs and resuming their homemaking role full-time” (Women Aviators in World War II).