Women

• Help provided:

  Women had more influence in politics, because of the work of Roosevelt's wife; Eleanor Roosevelt.

  They were given specific help by the Women's and professional division in the WPA

  Grants were provided for women with dependent children due to the Social Security act
• However:

  Women were paid less than men: In 1937 a woman earned around half the wage of a man.

  The number of women in professional jobs fell from 14.2% to 12.3%

  Alphabet agencies provided far more help for men than they did women; the CCC created 2.5 million jobs for men, whereas camps for women offered only 5,000 places a year.