This isn't the only time women entering the workforce has affected the economy. During World War II, when men had to leave their jobs to go off and fight, many women stepped in to help. Although some women went off to fight, the majority of women took jobs in factories to make war supplies to send to our troops. Employment of married women between the years 1929 and 1940 increased 28%, especially women between the ages of 25-44 grew to 13.8%. Because women stepped up to the plate and took on jobs that men in the army left behind, our economy stayed level. Even though our economy wasn't in the greatest shape due to the Great Depression, this event in history shows how deeply women in the workforce impacted our economy. With the recession in the state it is now, it’s important that women stay in the labor force and continue coming into it, because it worked in the past for us, and helped us get out of the Depression, so maybe women will help us get out of this recession.
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Rosie the Riveter was government propaganda to help push more women into the workforce
This YouTube video shows the contrast of women's lives before they entered the workforce to when they entered it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBnR5JilQGs
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