Jobs, tasks, and responsibilities
Duties include: Taking care of the sick and wounded
Nursing Sisters
The group that worked in factories across Canada creating ships, planes, weapons, and more
The Home Front
The number of trades jobs women took on in the military during WWII
55
High School
Duties include: Instructing new recruits on how to fly an airplane and navigate
RCAF Women's Division
This group served mainly in Newfoundland, the United States, and Britain
Women's Royal Canadian Naval Services
This Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service became a regular part of the Canadian Navy in this 1951 war after WWII had ended
The Korean War
The Canadian military didn't want to send women into any other positions besides this job until the number of male recruits slowed down
Medical or nursing positions
Duties include: Ciphering and decoding, vehicle maintenance, clerical work and communication
Canadian Women's Army Corps
The group that served in the Bomber Command in Britain
RCAF Women's Division
The name of the woman aeronautical engineer who supervised the building of Hawker Hurricane fighter planes
Elsie MacGill
The word given to describe limiting the use of important materials and food
Duties include: Heavy machinery repair, driving, and making ammunitions
Women on the Home Front in the work force
The group that had forces in Britain, Canada, France, Belgium, Russia, and the Mediterranean
The Nursing Sisters
One of the largest Women's Organizations on the home front, responsible for donating important materials to the war efforts
The Red Cross
Many women who entered the workforce during WWII had to leave after the war ended because this benefit of working during the war also ended
company provided daycare centers
The group that worked both in Canada and overseas in Britain and Northwest Europe and Italy throughout the war
This group gave us the first female computer scientist in Canada. Bonus 100 points if you can provide her name
The navy was the slowest growing military division because of this factor. This factor, along with existing judgement, contributed to why the navy was so reluctant to bring women into their division.
Long wait times for ship building