How did the entry of the us into wwii affect the economic conditions of American women

World War II granted unprecedented opportunities for American women to have jobs that had never before been open to women, particularly in the defense industry

350,000 women served in the armed forces during World War II

World War II shifted not only the type of work women did but also the volume at which they did it. Five million women entered the workforce between 1940-1945.

World War II led many women to take jobs in defense plants and factories around the country

These jobs provided unprecedented opportunities to have occupations previously thought of as exclusive to men; for instance in the aircraft industry, where a majority of workers were women by 1943.

Moreover, around 350,000 American women joined the military during World War II. They worked as nurses, drove trucks, repaired airplanes. Besides, They also performed clerical work to free up men for combat.

Economic conditions of 6 million women improved in USA when US joined WW2 because these women joined war industrial workforce for the first time and started earning money. Women were called as Rosies. Women who were under debt due to Great Depression, started paying back their debts and economy of US got a jump start from the Great Depression. war rationing ensured that women had enough food to feed their family so that they could go out and work in war industries production and they did it with flying colors.