What was life like for women after World War II?

Answer 1

For many women the years from 1945 till the early 1960s were extremely frustrating. In World War 2 women's labour had been valued. Many had been paid well, and some had had highly responsible jobs. When the war was over they came under enormous pressure to go back to the home and be housewives and mothers ... The pressure to conform was very great. Women's Liberation didn't emerge as a movement till the 1960s. Joncey

Answer 2

women had to take on the roles that men had before the war began. they had to both take care of the home and family and work to support their needs. but not all women disliked that. some really liked the feeling of independence.
Lives changed a lot after world war 2, but we just don't get the chance to relaize it. Children with no mums or dads, having to live with complete strangers. Women had to take the men's role and responsibilities such as their jobs in the military. Think about this. Would you have liked to be an evacuee?

I know I wouln't

Answer 3

My answer:

im not absolutly sure, because i wasnt there, but because the men had fought in the war, women took over mens jobs and when the men came back they kept the jobs, women eventually won the right to become equal. So life was better than before the war because they got their freedom. this is another answer from another site:

Although many women took jobs during WWII, once the war was over, the vast majority of them returned to traditional roles as homemakers, or were forced into lower-level service jobs with no skill requirement and meager pay. During the war, it was difficult for many women to continue to work, because there was no system in place to pick up the burden of childcare. The term "juvenile delinquent" was coined during this time period, as the media reported on roving bands of children with no parental supervision. As a result, there emerged a backlash against women in the workplace, and during the 1950's, women who worked outside the home were generally frowned upon. A surprisingly large number of women did so, but it was usually in service jobs, and not the industrial positions that had been given to many women during the war.