Women

• Nazi policy towards women

  • Women should not work, especially those who were married
  • Women should get married and have at least four children
  • The German Women's Enterprise gave women medals for having children and ran classes and radio programmes on home-based matters
• During 1933-36 the number of employed married women fell
• The number of marriages did increase, but it's not clear if this was due to Nazi policy, or to other reasons such as a stronger economy
• The birth rate did increase, but this may have been because the economy was improving rather than because of Nazi policies
• The German Women's Enterprise had six million members, which suggests that many women welcomed Nazi policies