PSYC 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Family And Medical Leave Act Of 1993, John F. Kennedy School Of Government, Civil Rights Act Of 1964
30 Mar 2017
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Chapter 10: employment retirement not on exam (p. 241-251) **2/3 of women are either the primary financial provider in the household or is a dual earning along with a spouse or partner. Colonial america: seamstresses or boarding house mistress; a few were professionals (doctors, lawyers, etc. ) 1900: three main occupations were teacher (not higher education), factory worker, household servant. Wwi: 300,000 served in army/navy as nurses, secretaries, typists. Wwii: 6 million women entered workforce doing all kinds of jobs. Average factory war-time wages: /week for men and /week for women. Rosie the riveter a cultural icon. Stressed the temporary nature of the work so as not to challenge the basic belie about women"s roles. By end of 1943, 1/3 of war workers had children at home. Despite women working, housework rarely shared; household work (no washing machines, dryers, etc. ) 52. 4% are men; 47. 6% are women (2005)
