Effects
Immediately following the war, a majority of the women went back to their previous professions, whether it was working inside or outside the home. It took several years (the Women's Rights Movement in the 1960's and Title IX in the 1970's) before a strong women's movement changed the face of employment, to one that was more equal between genders. However, the involvement and importance of women workers during WWII highlighted to the general public the skill and value of women in the workplace. Organizations like NOW created by women, for women, to help them understand their life in the workplace.
"Women themselves took measures to improve their lot. In 1966, 28 professional women, including Betty Friedan, established the National Organization for Women (NOW) to take action and bring American women into full participation in the mainstream of American society now." By the next year, 1,000 women had joined; four years later membership reached 15,000. NOW and similar organizations helped make women increasingly aware of their limited opportunities and strengthened their resolve to increase them."
- Richard L. Pifer
author of A City at War: Milwaukee Labor during World War II
"Women themselves took measures to improve their lot. In 1966, 28 professional women, including Betty Friedan, established the National Organization for Women (NOW) to take action and bring American women into full participation in the mainstream of American society now." By the next year, 1,000 women had joined; four years later membership reached 15,000. NOW and similar organizations helped make women increasingly aware of their limited opportunities and strengthened their resolve to increase them."
- Richard L. Pifer
author of A City at War: Milwaukee Labor during World War II
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