Social Changes Involving Women from 1914 - present

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Social Changes Involving Women from 1914 - present by Mind Map: Social Changes Involving Women from 1914 - present

1. Everyone wanted to be rich, it was like everyone one wanted what the other guy has

2. World War I

3. 1980's

3.1. Education for young women continued to expand

3.2. Progress to equality

3.2.1. women were paid about 32% less than what men did

3.3. Women began to call themselves by involving marital staus

3.3.1. Mrs.,Ms.,Miss

3.4. Madonna was a ground breaking female artist of the 1980s

3.4.1. Impact on women

3.4.1.1. Attitudes

3.4.1.2. Fashion

3.5. Media

3.5.1. Women weren't portrayed as young sex symbols

3.5.2. Independent and out spoken women

3.5.2.1. Was able to keep the audiences' attention without fitting older social standards

4. 1990's

4.1. Women in politics was becoming more common in comparison to earlier decades

4.1.1. Gave women courage to speak up about social problems

4.1.1.1. Mostly sexual harassment in workplace

4.2. Feminism continues to grow!

4.2.1. Girl power became popular

4.2.1.1. Encouraged young women to reach their potential

4.3. Many female artist rose in popularity

4.4. New node

5. The Roaring '20s / Jazz Age

5.1. All fun and games, everyone was living life and began purchasing goods

5.1.1. Demands for more materialistic goods not just needs

6. LED TO

7. Housewives took over/were recruited for jobs that were typical for men since they had gone to war

7.1. 1917, munition factories were primarily employed by women to keep up with the demand for the war

7.1.1. MAIN JOBS: Factory (weapons,ammo)

7.2. At first, this wasn't common since it was considered as "Men's work"

8. The beginning of the demand of equal pay

8.1. Lower wages for doing the same work

8.2. Strikes in London (UK), "Equal pay for equal work"

9. Weren't considered "people" when it came to voting

9.1. When conscription crucial, women who had husbands or sons of were fighting were allowed to vote. They were typically in favor of the government

9.1.1. STEP FORWARD TO WOMAN RIGHTS!

10. Soldiers returned, and men returned to their regular jobs

11. New concept of the Stock market

11.1. First time, that credit was introduced

11.1.1. People spent more than they actually had using margin

12. Present

12.1. Women do it and can have it all

12.1.1. Part time wives, moms, workers, etc.

12.2. Feminist idea is becoming more known and popular

12.2.1. Gender equality

12.2.1.1. Equal pay for the same work

12.2.1.2. Equal opportunities

12.3. Today women can pursue jobs that were typical for men back in the day

12.3.1. Jobs aren't as gender specific

12.4. Women have the same rights as men

12.5. Can do as they wished

12.6. Fashion depends on the person, a lot of variety for different types of women

13. War ended!!

14. Women are beginning to become equal to men, certain jobs aren't as gender specific

14.1. New node

15. Women had a "don't care" attitude

16. Flappers

16.1. Party girl, smoked, drank, voted and cut her hair short

17. World War II 1939-1945

17.1. War once again, gave women the opportunity to show what their potential is

17.1.1. JOBS

17.1.1.1. Served in Armed forces,both home and abroad

17.1.1.2. Airforce

17.1.1.3. Industrial labor

17.1.1.3.1. weapons

17.1.1.3.2. ammo

17.1.1.4. Medial field

17.1.1.4.1. Nurses

17.1.1.4.2. Doctors over seas

17.1.1.5. Farming

17.2. Women took over any jobs men had left behind. They were the reason our country was able to still run.

17.3. Propaganda encouraged women to work in efforts to win the war

17.3.1. "We can do it"

17.3.2. "Do the job HE left behind, apply U.S. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE"

17.4. Women were creative by the way they dress because of clothes rationing

17.4.1. Reuse and recycle

17.4.2. New purposed for pieces of clothing

17.4.3. Old clothes were given new life

18. 1950's

18.1. Men came back from war, taking most of the jobs back,, even though many women wanted to keep their jobs

18.1.1. A few jobs were still available to women

18.1.1.1. nurses

18.1.1.2. teachers

18.1.1.3. Clerical jobs

18.1.1.3.1. office related, involving administrative task

18.1.2. Led to women taking care of children and household

18.2. Ex. womens jacket and skirt may have been a man;s pin stripe suit

18.3. Media displayed women as housewives

18.3.1. Cooking, cleaning and just always looking happy for others

18.3.2. Society believed the only goal for women was to meet the pleasures of their family

18.4. Advancing technology, allowed women to have more free time

18.4.1. Time for hobbies, interest and even school

18.4.1.1. School wasn't as popular, many women became wives and lived a quiet life

19. 1960's

19.1. Women in the workforce became more commom

19.1.1. dissatisfaction of women with gender differences in pay

19.1.2. sexual harassment occurred

19.2. Birth control was introduced

19.2.1. Women had more choices

19.2.1.1. more freedom with personal lives

19.2.2. Were able to control the way they wanted their life to go

19.3. Society began to kinda accept the goals of feminist

19.3.1. end to domestic violence

19.3.2. end to sexual harrassment

19.3.3. sharing responsibilities around the house hold

19.4. Awkward decade of change, confusion and a transition for women

19.5. Women were still not able to do certain things because of their gender

19.5.1. Couldnt open a bank account or credit without a husband cosigning it

19.5.2. Serve on a jury

19.5.3. Experience equality in a workplace

19.6. BEGINNING OF THE FEMINIST MOVEMENT

20. The Dirty '30s

20.1. Many jobs were lost by men by the Great Depression

20.1.1. Women were heavily depended on

20.1.1.1. Cooking and providing for the family in anyway they could

20.1.2. Even though men didn't have jobs, women still had to take of the household.

20.2. Fashion wasn't a priority, everyone was becoming broke and trying to handle the situation

21. 1970's

21.1. Women gained the right to have abortions

21.2. Received more right than they did in the past

21.3. Feminist movement is beginning to be more known

21.3.1. gained a larger audience

21.3.2. protested and picketing

21.3.2.1. Began to stand up for that they believed in

21.3.2.2. toward sexist laws

21.4. Still a huge gap in the wage of genders

21.4.1. Women typically made 45% less then men in the same position in any field

21.5. PROGRESS IS PROGRESS

22. Stock Market Crashed

22.1. Too many people on margin

22.1.1. Too many stocks bought with margin, no money actually going back in the system

22.2. Economy was bankrupted

23. A NEW WOMEN WAS BORN

23.1. Step forward to women and our own rights regarding what society says

24. Highly contributed to the

25. CONTRIBUTED TO

25.1. RIGHTS TO WORK IN

25.1.1. POLITICS

25.1.2. LAW

25.1.3. SCIENCES