> Debatable. Women in the West were forced into work due to declining wages. A single income was no longer enough to support a family, and as more women went to

> Debatable. Women in the West were forced into work due to declining wages. A single income was no longer enough to support a family, and as more women went to work the other families would bid up the price of goods. That is debatable. A bigger problem is that living standards increased significantly. To keep these living standards (two cars per household, etc...) two people must work.