Archive Report
Archive Report
War and Postwar Employement of Woman
Not the Least of the problems of readjustment facing the nation after the war will be the return to peacetime pursuits of the millions of women now employed in war industries. The extent to which women seek to hold the places in industry they have gained during the war will directly affect the postwar labor market in general, the national economy as a whole, and future developments in the country's social organization.
Predictions as to the number of women who will voluntarily withdraw from the labor market when the emergency has passed show wide variations. The Women's Advisory Committee of the War Manpower Commission believes that “a relatively small proportion” will relinquish their status as wage-earners, but Secretary of Labor ...