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Page 1: Typical Roles of Men and Women in Australia Before … Roles of Men and Women in Australia ... then had babies and stayed home to ... Some Ideas about men and women

Activity 3b: The Changing Role of Women in the Workforce 

Discovering Democracy – People Power (Upper Primary)      © 2010 Commonwealth of Australia  

 

Typical Roles of Men and Women in Australia 

Before World War II (1939–1945) 

 

Men   Women 

husbands  wives  

fathers  mothers 

breadwinners, who were paid enough money to support a family – a wife and two or three children 

dependents, whose fathers or husbands worked to support their family, were paid enough money to support themselves only 

worked until they were 60 or more  worked until they were married, then had babies and stayed home to look after them 

did ‘real’ work, which required skill and so deserved higher wages 

did work which was unskilled or semi‐skilled, and for which they were ‘naturally’ suited 

could do almost any type of work they were qualified for 

could do jobs that people thought of as ‘women’s work’