Gender Roles: 1920-2020 by Jordan Slater https://padlet.com/jslater36/ntzlhnafj3djwzv8 We will use this Padlet to document each decade of gender roles and how they have changed over the century. en-us 2021-11-19 00:57:52 UTC 2021-11-19 15:03:26 UTC hello@padlet.com 1940's- if men were in the war the women would take over the workforce, aka their husbands jobs. Only until the war ended, they reverted back to the old gender roles before WWII https://padlet.com/jslater36/ntzlhnafj3djwzv8/wish/1902235633 Women were becoming more active with Government positions mostly because families needed the money. ]]> 2021-11-19 14:45:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jslater36/ntzlhnafj3djwzv8/wish/1902235633 1920-given the right to vote "new women" 25% in women employment https://padlet.com/jslater36/ntzlhnafj3djwzv8/wish/1902239026 2021-11-19 14:47:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jslater36/ntzlhnafj3djwzv8/wish/1902239026 1950s- Men: Head of house hold, and sole provider. Women: Taking care of the home, and children. Jobs- Men: Went to their confirming jobs during the day, and after were expected to be a father figure and husband. Women: secretaries, bank tellers or clerical workers, sales clerks, private household workers and teachers. https://padlet.com/jslater36/ntzlhnafj3djwzv8/wish/1902245973 2021-11-19 14:49:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jslater36/ntzlhnafj3djwzv8/wish/1902245973 1930- increased employment increased of depression, men would not take a "women job" during the depression men started depending on women a tiny bit more https://padlet.com/jslater36/ntzlhnafj3djwzv8/wish/1902247061 2021-11-19 14:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jslater36/ntzlhnafj3djwzv8/wish/1902247061 1960's- More women were entering the paid workforce. Things women could not do, get a credit card, serve on a jury, go on the birth control pill, get an Ivy League education, or experience equality in the workplace. https://padlet.com/jslater36/ntzlhnafj3djwzv8/wish/1902255108 Feminism began to find a voice in society. They started to speak up about the inequality. ]]> 2021-11-19 14:53:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jslater36/ntzlhnafj3djwzv8/wish/1902255108 2000s-Men are becoming the caretakers and stay at home dads. Men are cooking for women. Women are having the same careers as men. Modern women are living for herself. https://padlet.com/jslater36/ntzlhnafj3djwzv8/wish/1902266744 2021-11-19 14:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jslater36/ntzlhnafj3djwzv8/wish/1902266744 1970's - Women: Abortion became legalized. women won the right to equal pay and maternity leave. Became 1/3 of the workforce. Men: Changed drastically, some becoming the "wife" of the house hold taking care of the kids while the women worked. https://padlet.com/jslater36/ntzlhnafj3djwzv8/wish/1902269584 2021-11-19 14:59:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jslater36/ntzlhnafj3djwzv8/wish/1902269584 1980s - 45% of women held jobs in the labor work force and 37% of the work force consisted of women. men were still known as the head of the household and brought in more income. more job opportunities for women were being talk about. the women's movement was spreading to foreign countries. 2413018 https://padlet.com/jslater36/ntzlhnafj3djwzv8/wish/1902272720 2021-11-19 15:01:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jslater36/ntzlhnafj3djwzv8/wish/1902272720 2010s-Men clothing is changing with males wearing nail polish. Women are standing up for themselves and having increased education. https://padlet.com/jslater36/ntzlhnafj3djwzv8/wish/1902276608 2021-11-19 15:02:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jslater36/ntzlhnafj3djwzv8/wish/1902276608 1990s - men and women were both taking care of the house, both parents could have a job and more men were taking care of the house. the wage gap decreased. women had more jobs with authority (lawyers, executives, doctors, judges). women were being more idolized. this time period was the fastest jump towards gender equality in history 2413018 https://padlet.com/jslater36/ntzlhnafj3djwzv8/wish/1902278584 2021-11-19 15:03:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jslater36/ntzlhnafj3djwzv8/wish/1902278584