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Women in world war 2

Working in defense factories- They women would work in these factories and make items such as guns, ammo, airplanes, and uniforms. They got paid very little for long hard hours of work. Women were paid 2.15 per hour while men were paid much more. Skilled women were paid less than unskilled men.

Dealing with separation- The women did not have a husband at home so she had to take over. It was a hard task to do because of all of the gender discrimination. Many of the roles the women took over were not traditionally known as feminine things but without a husband to help the women needed to do it.

Gender discrimination- It was harder for women to get jobs due to gender discrimination. If an unskilled male applied for a job and a very skilled women applied, the male would get the job just because of gender. FDR finally created executive order 8802 which helped all people get jobs including women, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Jewish Americans.

Dylan- African Americans

Daily Routine- While a majority of the men went to go fight; women replaced them men who went to go fight in everyday jobs. More than a million African Americans served in uniform.

Work Experiences- Eventually companies hired more then 2 million minority workers, by 1945 blacks held 8% of jobs in the war industry production-equal to the percent of their population. Conflicts soon rose between whites and blacks. Over crowding inflamed the situation. African Americans in Detroit riots fought police and defended themselves from white mobs.

Family Life- changed when husbands, fathers, brothers, and sons went to the fighting front. Wives wrote letters to husbands and kids contributed by collecting and recycling everything.

Popular Culture and Entertainments- Blacks would not be allowed to go into white bars or entertainment centers. So blacks had their own places for blacks to go and dance and have jazz music.

Sacrifices and Lifestyle Changes- After African Americans returned home they still faced segregation and racism. This lead to the Civil Rights Movement.

Joe Zevits Work Experience- During WWII men were, for the most part, required to fight in the war. Being that all of the men were out fighting there was nobody to work in the factories. Women and minorities not being able to work because of discrimination saw this as an opportunity. They started to get jobs working in these factories, building war mechanisms and equipment that will be used in the war.

Family life- Having a family was very hard during the war. Most of the men in the household if they were of age would be shipped off for war. This left the women in charge of the household. Women would have to take care of the children and make sure the home stays up and running while the men of the house were out fighting. This made women more independent.

Scarifies and Lifestyle changes- Because the soldiers needed supplies and food to be able to fight. People back in America had to make some scarifies to help the soldiers out. Some of this scarifies they had to make include: rationing materials, such as food, and gas, and factories changed over from making more everyday living materials to making war materials.