How Long to Read Women Workers in the Second World War

How Long Does it Take to Read Women Workers in the Second World War?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 57 minutes to read Women Workers in the Second World War by Penny Summerfield

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The Second World War is often seen as a period of emancipation, because of the influx of women into paid work, and because the state took steps to relieve women of domestic work. This study challenges such a picture. The state approached the removal of women from the domestic sphere with extreme caution, in spite of the desperate need for women’s labour in war work. Women’s own preferences were frequently neglected or distorted in the search for a compromise between production and patriarchy. However, the enduring practices of paying women less and treating them as an inferior category of workers led to growth in the numbers and proportions of women employed after the war in many areas of work. Penny Summerfield concludes that the war accelerated the segregation of women in 'inferior' sectors of work, and inflated the expectation that working women would bear the double burden without a redistribution of responsibility for the domestic sphere between men, women and the state. First published in 1984, this is an important book for students of history, sociology and women’s studies at all levels.

How long is Women Workers in the Second World War?

Women Workers in the Second World War by Penny Summerfield is 234 pages long, and a total of 59,436 words.

This makes it 79% the length of the average book. It also has 73% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Women Workers in the Second World War Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 24 minutes to read Women Workers in the Second World War aloud.

What Reading Level is Women Workers in the Second World War?

Women Workers in the Second World War is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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