Early 1900s Jobs
Late 1900s Jobs
Wages
Major economic differences
100

Most women worked in this type of Job.

What is factory 

100

More women started working in this (home or workforce)

What is the workforce 

100

In the early 1900s, women earned more or less than men 

What is less

100

Early movement focused on suffrage, while the later movement focused on 

What is economic equality 

200

Women were usually paid more or less compared to men 

what is less 

200

Women began entering these types of jobs (white collar or blue collar)

What is white collar jobs 

200

In the late 1900s women demanded this kind of pay 

What is equal pay 

200

Women’s labor force participation increased or decreased from early to late 20th century 

What is increased 

300

True or false: women had many career choices 

what is false 

300

True or false: Women could now be doctors, Lawyers, etc.


What is true

300

This law aimed to reduce pay differences 

What is the equal pay act 

300

Early 20th century policies like Muller v. Oregon justified limiting women’s labor, while late 20th century laws like the equal pay act focused on eliminating this 

What is wage discrimination 

400

Women were often expected to do this instead of working long term 

What is stay at the home

400

Women fought for equal pay with this group 

What is men 

400

True or false: Pay inequality completely disappeared 

What is false 

400

The male breadwinner model dominant in the early 1900s was gradually replaced in the late 20th century by this economic household structure 

What is dual income household 

500

Most higher paying jobs were controlled by this group 

What is men 

500

More women worked even after this life event 

What is marriage 

500

Women gained more control over their own money or voting 

What is money 

500

The transition from protective labor laws to anti discrimination laws reflects a shift from restricting women’s work to expanding their (blank) in the economy 

What is opportunity