women

• when and what was the Representation of the People Act

  1957

  allowed women over 21 to vote in line with men
• when did equal pay come about for teachers and civil servants

  teachers in 1952 and civil servants in 1954
• what were the perceptions of married women working

  it was perceived that women who were married and working would hinder their children's development
• what % of unmarried women worked?

  20%
• when was the feminine mystique by betty Friedan published

  1953
• what % of managers were women

  5%
• what % of university students were women

  20%
• what did the 1967 family planning act detail

  provided contraception

  provided family planning advice

  Illegitimate births went from 5.8% to 8.3%
• what were the impacts of the family planning act

  men were seen to be less responsible for pregnancies. there was a rise in rapes.
• what were the role of washing machines and hoovers

  they freed up the time of house wives and meant that they could have part time jobs or hobbies