How did woman working in Factories during WW2 help itegration?
Prior to WWII, women working in factories was very limited, mostly to textile factories. Jobs were categorized at “men’s work” and “women’s work”. Women were not even considered for certain positions. When men went off to war, suddenly there were all these jobs available in a variety of factories. Many of these factory jobs available were for making products used in the war, such as ammunition, gun parts, auto parts. The factories could not close with such a demand in product. So, the factories started hiring women. People started to realize for the first time that women could do the same work as men. After WWII, factories were not so quick to reject a woman for a position. The results, integration in factories.
