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Working Class Rosies: Women Industrial Workers during World War II

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  • Kossoudji, Sherrie A.
  • Dresser, Laura J.

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After joining the industrial workforce during World War II, women disappeared from industrial employment with postwar reconversion. This article uses data from Ford Motor Company employee records to describe female industrial workers, their work histories before Ford, and their exit patterns from Ford. We draw a more complete picture of these industrial workers and discuss the differences between those who chose to leave Ford and those who left involuntarily. Contrary to popular myth it was housewives, along with African-American and older women, those with the fewest outside opportunities, who were more likely to be laid-off.

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  • Kossoudji, Sherrie A. & Dresser, Laura J., 1992. "Working Class Rosies: Women Industrial Workers during World War II," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 52(2), pages 431-446, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jechis:v:52:y:1992:i:02:p:431-446_01
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    1. Bellou, Andriana & Cardia, Emanuela, 2016. "Occupations after WWII: The legacy of Rosie the Riveter," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 62(C), pages 124-142.
    2. Macpherson, David A & Hirsch, Barry T, 1995. "Wages and Gender Composition: Why Do Women's Jobs Pay Less?," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 13(3), pages 426-471, July.
    3. Lennon, Conor, 2023. "Women’s educational attainment, marriage, and fertility: Evidence from the 1944 G.I. Bill," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 90(C).

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