You neglected to mention that the people without jobs were totally dependent and almost enslaved to the people that did have jobs. This happened despite (in the

You neglected to mention that the people without jobs were totally dependent and almost enslaved to the people that did have jobs. This happened despite (in theory and -mostly- in pracice) legal equality between the sexes (in the west). Economic power translates into real power quickly. What's to stop that from happening this time around ? Nothing. That economic power translates in real power differences didn't just manifest itself between men and women, but between far more groups in society as well.