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I always heard that opportunities briefly opened up for women during the war, because the men were away, and then when the men came back they had to "make room"

I always heard that opportunities briefly opened up for women during the war, because the men were away, and then when the men came back they had to "make room" as you say. But it was worse than that. Women lost progress that they had made before the war even started.

ncmncm 7y ago
Very true. It was not any sort of accident, but a deliberate program by business leaders to create a subclass of exclusive consumers.