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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_home_front_during_World_War_II

• The unemployment problem before world war 2 was resolved when wartime demands steped up the needs for production and created millions of jobs


• Though many now had places to work the draft pulled many young men out of their jobs to serve their country


• Some of the women who were working in the factories to help manufacture for the war were replaced by returning veteranes


• However most women who wanted to continue working did so


• Along with taking on Rosie the riveter like jobs during the war many women held traditionally female roles in the workforce such as waitressing


• Nearly 1 million women also became "government girls" holding jobs in the federal government


• The Government girls movement mostly took place in washington dc


• During world war 2 women began to gain more respect as men realized that women could also work outside the home


• Upon gaining the respect they deserved women fought for equal pay which made a huge impact on the workforce


• Women then began to take over "male" jobs and gained huge confidance in themselves
• Women staffed many jobs in community service roles such as the USO and American Red Cross while men were at war
• The american troops coming home from war resulted in a baby boom