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Women in Britain

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Mind Map on Women in Britain, created by emmsygems on 01/28/2014.
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Women in Britain
  1. roles of women during ww2
    1. mobile/immobile
      1. capable
        1. housewives
        2. working in all kinds of industrys
          1. 16 hours a day, 7 days a week, no bank holidays
            1. recieved lower wages than men even though they were doing the same work
              1. national insurance act and personal injuries act discriminated against them
              2. by 1943, 17,000,000 women between 14 64 in forces or essential war work
                1. all women were forced to register for work in 1941
                2. factory work
                  1. 57% of he jobs in factories
                    1. 75% of the mans wage
                      1. 43 shillings WOMEN
                        1. 65 shillings and sixpence-MEN
                          1. ewual pay act 1943
                            1. no powers
                              1. not equal by the end of ww2
                              2. 2 shillings a day in 1939
                              3. home/uniform
                                1. 1943-443,000 women in the forces
                                  1. voulentary service
                                    1. 1943-180,000 women in the civil defence
                                      1. 1943-47,000 in the fire services
                                        1. 1943-130,000 messanges for post office
                                          1. rationing system-challange
                                            1. winston churchill admitted war could have been lost if it werent for women
                                            2. after war
                                              1. confidence, self respect
                                                1. change some attitudes
                                                  1. freedom
                                                    1. trade union campaigned for women to be treated equally
                                                      1. 58% women think married women shouldnt work
                                                        1. return home
                                                          1. 1961- 15% doctors women
                                                            1. 1961-3% lawyers women
                                                            2. employment 1960's
                                                              1. typists
                                                                1. receptionists
                                                                  1. models
                                                                    1. shop assistances
                                                                      1. jobs male dominated
                                                                        1. strikes
                                                                          1. skilled women working with unskilled men
                                                                          2. 1970-equal pay act
                                                                            1. still managed to pay men more
                                                                          3. family planning
                                                                            1. pill-1960's
                                                                              1. prescibed by doctors
                                                                                1. no more complete control for women
                                                                              2. family planning clinics 1967
                                                                                1. free nhs 1974
                                                                                  1. 1967 abortion became legal
                                                                                    1. only back street abortion was legal before that
                                                                                    2. plan lives better
                                                                                      1. number of children limited
                                                                                        1. decide when to have them
                                                                                        2. marriage
                                                                                          1. after ww2 marriage became less popular
                                                                                            1. illegitimate births rose 5.8%-1960 8.2% 1970
                                                                                              1. divorce numbers rose
                                                                                                1. married when women was pregnant-divorce numbers increased
                                                                                                2. 1964-married womens property actretain half the money they saved from any house keeping
                                                                                                  1. 1967 matrimonial homes act-same legal rights for the home
                                                                                                    1. womens liberation movement 1970s or just before
                                                                                                      1. feminists movement 1960s
                                                                                                    2. politics
                                                                                                      1. groups set up to help women
                                                                                                        1. self help
                                                                                                          1. pre-school play groups
                                                                                                          2. books
                                                                                                            1. female eunuch
                                                                                                            2. barbara castle-cabinet minister
                                                                                                              1. 1962-woman ambassador in israle
                                                                                                                1. 1965 woman high court judge
                                                                                                                2. employment 1970s
                                                                                                                  1. 1975-sex discrimination act
                                                                                                                    1. no bad advertisements about men
                                                                                                                      1. study different subjects at school
                                                                                                                      2. 1975 emplyment protectiion act
                                                                                                                        1. maternity leave
                                                                                                                          1. equal opportunities
                                                                                                                            1. not helping part time workers
                                                                                                                            2. less than 2% university professors were women-1980s
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