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Not that long ago there were a lot of hard work that had to be done around the house. Cooking dinner, washing clothes and dishes, ironing, sewing, heating the h
by kkoncevicius 5y ago
Not that long ago there were a lot of hard work that had to be done around the house. Cooking dinner, washing clothes and dishes, ironing, sewing, heating the house. Now we have microwaves, dishwashers, automatic heating infrastructure.
Similar thing happened with raising children. Women used to be in the job of raising kids. But around the time of World War I kindergartens were popularised, so that women could be incorporated into the war economy. The wars ended but kindergartens remained.
After the war a lot of women were already employed. And others, due to technological innovations, suddenly found themselves with a lot of free time on their hands. So it was only natural for them to follow the rest.
- iib 5y agoI think this is also very US-centric. America suffered very little economic damage throughout the war compared to Europe and Asia, and it's economy was pretty well off until the others repaired themselves. Of course, the political system was also a factor. In some parts of eastern Europe, now considered part of "the West", women were obliged by law to work.
- kkoncevicius 5y agoSoviet Union was big on Women's rights and they encouraged women to work, that's true. But all the other factors were there as well - Eastern Europe had the same technological shift, went through wars full time, and kindergartens also became a lot more popular after the war.