How much money did the women make when they took over the men's jobs during world war 2?

Answer 1

This is according to my best memory - but it is now about 60 years later! 1943 - I was 17 and a college student. I worked full-time in the summer (later part-time during school year)in the office of an upscle womens dress store in So. California. Full-time meant 44 hours a week for office employees, sales clerks worked 48 hours a week. I made 50 cents an hour - $22.50 a week. There were no deductions (tax, social security, etc.). Best advantage was 15% off on wonderful things like Pringle cashmere sweaters (regular price: short sleeve pull-overs $11.95, long-sleeve cardigans $13.95). 1944 - I was 18 and a college student. College was then on 3 four month semesters a year. I worked the summer semester at a sattelite plant of North American Aviation (in a converted warehouse in So. Cal - very hot summer and no a/c!) where I did drilling and riveting on P-51s. Worked 10 hours a shift, 5 days a week - 5:30pm - 4:00am - half hour off for lunch (50 hours a week). I believe the hourly wage for regular time was $1 - however I worked 8 hours swing shift at time and a half ($1.50) and 2 hours overtime at double time ($2.00). There again were no deductions, however some had $18.75 a week decucted to buy war bonds, believe these matured in 10 years for $25.00. 1945 - 19 years old and still a college student. Worked during summer term at Cal Tech in the office of the chairman of the Chem Engr Dept. Czn't really remember the salary - but I believe it was 75 cents an hour, much better job, beautiful campus, extremely intelligent people, 8 hour day, 5 days a week. E-mail me for more info. And what excitement was it there during and following V-J Day! OK to E-mail me for more details.

Answer 2

Women who worked for the U.S. military (as nurses, clerks, typists, and sometimes pilots and other less-common jobs) were paid by the government.

Women who worked in "regular" jobs, often to replace men who were at war, were paid by the companies they worked for.

Answer 3

They made roughly one third what the men were paid. The women worked in 24 hour shifts. Even with paying them one third it still cost the war plants and government a lot of money to pay all those war plant workers.

Answer 4

They were paid about 1/3 of what a man made at the war plants. You have to consider that the men who were responsible for paying them did not know how well the women would do and they were running 24 hour shifts (which is very expensive). The men could make anywhere between 35 to 50 dollars a month depending on their job. The engineers were a paid more of course. Consider that 50 dollars a month would pay the mortgage payment on a house and bread was 5 for a dollar back then.

Answer 5

well

women would get payed little as 5 pennys a day

Answer 6

At least 2 dollars an hour!

Answer 7

1/3 of what the men got in battle.