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The aftermath of World War I saw far-reaching and wide-ranging cultural, economic, and social change across Europe, Asia, Africa, and even in areas outside those that were directly involved. Four empires collapsed due to the war, old countries were abolished, new ones were formed, boundaries were redrawn, international organizations were ...
The post–World War I recession was an economic recession that hit much of the world in the aftermath of World War I. In many nations, especially in North America, economic growth continued and even accelerated during World War I as nations mobilized their economies to fight the war in Europe. After the war ended, the global economy began to ...
During this time the discriminatory institution of marriage bars, which forced women out of the work force after marriage, were eliminated, allowing more participation in the work force of single and married women. Additionally, women's labor force participation increased because there was an increase in demand for office workers, and women ...
[1] However, by the agreement negotiated with the trade unions, women undertaking jobs covered by the Dilution agreement lost their jobs at the end of the First World War. [1] Although women were still paid less than men in the workforce, pay inequalities were starting to diminish as women were now getting paid two-thirds of the typical pay for ...
Gazeley, Ian, and Andrew Newell. "The First World War and working-class food consumption in Britain." European Review of Economic History 17.1 (2013): 71-94. online; Graybon, Gail. Women Workers in the First World War: The British Experience (1990). Greenhalgh, Elizabeth. "The Viviani-Joffre Mission to the United States, April–May 1917: A ...
They specifically point to women farmers’ access to inputs and women being targeted by policies for agricultural and economic reforms. [23] The lack of visibility of women's contribution and participation in agriculture stems from the patriarchal norms that make women's contribution in the household or in subsistence sector– “non-economic ...
The status of women in Africa is varied across nations and regions. For example, Rwanda is the only country in the world where women hold more than half the seats in parliament — 51.9% as of July 2019, [12] [13] but Morocco only has one female minister in its cabinet. [13]
After the Second World War there was a closure of wartime nurseries (Morelli 68). This became an obstacle for working mothers or mothers who wanted to work. [ 11 ] The closure of these nurseries expressed the government's support of women staying at home and leading a domestic life. [ 11 ]