1950's Gender Roles
by Marissa Sabala, Jarriszon Puzuelos, & Wendy Gonzalez
A traditional "Alpha" male in society
men were traditionally responsible for the household income,as they were given for formal education that allowed them to acquire better paying jobs than females in perspective career opportunities. Men were only partly responsible for anything that was considered part of the domestic area of life. although they always had final say in the household.
earning money and creating a career in the 1950's
in the 1950's most medical schools had a quota to admit only 5% women and 95% men. my the mid to late 1950's 60% of all women dropped out of school before earning their degrees, most women's goal became to find husbands. to their expense girls who were attending college were expelled if they got married.
A Mans expectation of women
women were expected to be home to prepare meals and keep the home clean and well kept to their husbands satisfaction.
It really was "a mans world"
many women aspirations was to find a husband to keep home for. Men had many more opportunities than than women at this time. Most women lived to please their husbands.
a regular "work" day
women were to stay in the home cooking and cleaning as well as raising the children while their male counter parts were responsible for assuring their income and had final say in any major decisions that were not domestic.
U.S right for women
In 1954 , the Women's Bureau dropped it's opposition to the Equal Rights Amendments. The era also gave women equal legal protection under the constitution.