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A lot of women took on bigger roles in the workforce during World WarII. Taxes also increased by a good amount during the war. Finding a job
was no longer a struggle during WWII.
Many women took jobs infactories that their husbands had left behind. They also find some jobs
in banks and different types of sales. Federal government jobs, which
were held by men before, were now held by some women. Around one
million women worked for the government during the war. Some women were
even payed close to what the men were payed for their jobs. At many of
the factories, the equipment had to be adjusted to fit the skill level
that woman had for operating the equipment. Women also volunteered for
organizations such as the Red Cross. A lot of women and their families
moved to the coasts so they could live at military bases with their
husbands.
After some discussion, the congress agreed thatAmericans would have to pay higher taxes to support the war effort. In
1944, every employed American were paying income tax; whereas, in 1940,
only ten percent of the U.S. workforce were paying income tax. Pretty
much all of the what the factories made, were going to be used for the
military. At the end of the war, most of the soldiers came back and
took the jobs that women had once held. Obviously, most of the women
were not happy with this.
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