Were women able to work in industry alongside men? How were women's opportunities in the industrial workplace different from agricultural life?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Women worked in the same industries but were pushed toward lower skill jobs
2. Skill levels and bias led to lower wages for women
3. Due to low wages, many women were forced to take on other work or face sexual exploitation as prostitutes
4. Women in France and England were more likely to work in agriculture or as domestic servants than in industry
5. Women were expected to maintain domestic obligations while simultaneously working outside the home
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A) Soviet Union B) Austria-Hungary C) Italy D) Germany
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