One would think that each of us has had more than our share of problems during World War II. But apparently, the numerous inconveniences caused by the war are not over yet. As many people realize, the work force is definitely not the same as it was before the war. In fact, it is nothing like it used to be. Most of the women of the U. S. entered the work force during the war. Their efforts were greatly appreciated, but now they are no longer needed. Unfortunately, the women do not want to give up everything now.
The new idea that women may join the work force has been presented. Unfortunately for men, all ambitious females find this idea very appealing. Newsweek magazine states, "Keeping women in the home following this war may be as difficult as keeping the boys down on the farm after they'd seen the Paree." Women were introduced to the work force because they were needed during the war. Now that they are no longer needed, they may step down.
These days, a popular image of the average female is an independent woman wearing overalls and doing all she can to support the war effort. The shortage of men in the labor force caused women to feel a need to take their places. Statistics of working women rapidly rose. Between 1940 and 1944, the number of working women rose by 6.64 million! They were very helpful in the war efforts, but now the soldiers are back and the women are not needed at work.
It has been made clear that women do not need to continue working, but they absolutely refuse to be discriminated against. They will not be thought of as merely housewives. Perhaps the difficuly they face when trying to get a job will discourage them from continuing to participate in the work force. Hopefully they will go back to the role they used to play, as housewives. But surely they will always remember that once, for a short time in history, women were allowed to work. With this knowledge, they will always be a threat to the male dominated work force. It seems that the labor force will never be the same as it was before the war. Then again, nothing is the same as it was before the war.