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In four pages, the author discusses how women have broken through the glass ceilings of the workplace since the twentieth century. The author also explores the current stereotypes that women face for equality. Two sources are provided.
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nineteenth century, the womens rights movement began, but it did not really take off until the twentieth century. It was also in the twentieth century that women finally gained strength
in the workplace. While women have come a long way from being ignored in factories, they still have a ways to go before they are completely equal in the workplace.
In 1903, the National Womens Trade Union League formed. This is the first successful group established in the twentieth century to improve womens wages and working conditions, about 50
years after the first attempts for womens rights. It takes another 17 years before women even gain the right to vote, so this really is quite an accomplishment. During World
War I, the numbers of men sent to war left empty factories and job positions everywhere. This gave women the opportunities for freedom and wages men made. Women surprised men
by proving they could handle the heavy and dangerous work. However, these jobs were understood to be temporary and women went right back home when the war was over. In
World War II, women were called upon again to take over the workforce. Rosie the Riveter stood as a reminder that women were once again going to work for their
country (not for themselves). It was during this war that women started working in the armed forces, because so many men were being lost. Unfortunately, they once again lost these
jobs post-war because the men wanted them back. Men were still suspicious that women wanted to take over their jobs for less pay. Women were given secretarial jobs, or laid
off entirely. In the 1960s, President Kennedy makes it possible for more women to be employed with fair hiring practices, affordable child care, and paid maternity leave. The
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