Changing Gender Roles in the Early 1900s

the workforce. The “baby boomers” include the population born in 1946-1964. The females of this generation began to take on the roles of males whilst they were still being mothers and working outside the home. The “baby boomer” generation made it more socially acceptable to work as women and at the same time be mothers to their children. The newer generations, including “generation X” and “generation Y” have extremely adapted to these changes. The gateway has been opened for the females and one could find even males working in the home and taking care of children. Studies have shown that females are attending more university and colleges and seeking higher education compared to the “baby boomers”, this could will mean that in the future one could expect females to be in higher positions than males. That could mean mothers will be spending less time with their children at home and more time at work.

An issue from the era where females were not working could include that it was unacceptable to put young children in daycare. Placing children in childcare in the early 1900s was highly unacceptable. In this day and age, it is fine to put younger children in care while one is away or at work. Some careers even have maternity leave for pregnant women as they are of value for companies. This is great incentive for mothers to pursue having children and a career all at the same time. When providing females with maternity leave and childcare it gives them great incentive to work and be apart of providing income for their families as well. Male and females at the same

time must create a balance between work and life, as they would not want to loose any valuable family time when placing children in childcare.

In conclusion, in the early 1900s it was socially acceptable for women not to go to work as they worked within the house. Today, it is acceptable for women to attend school and receive higher education. Men and women throughout the 1900’s had different roles in the household then men and women do in this era. Today, women seek job opportunities to equally provide for their families, as it is now the norm for dual income households. Females are now more visible in the workforce, and more dominate in universities than females in comparison to back in the early 1900s. Also, the “baby boomers” generation has made the transition from housewives to a working mother easier for the following generations. Furthermore, times have changed and women have evolved in terms of providing for families as well and taking a role outside of the home.