Understanding The History Of Women At Work

Gain invaluable knowledge on how women entered the workforce in the West

What you'll learn

Understand how women entered the workforce in the West

Explore the industries women worked in during the Industrial Revolution and World Wars

Recognize the early discrimination that held women back at work

Discover the inequality that women overcame in the workforce in the West

Requirements

There are no prerequisites for this course

Description

Are you a diversity advocate looking to get a broader picture of how women entered the workforce in the West? Do you need a refresher course to add context to the struggles that women are going through in today's society and why? Then this course is for you! Over this course, we're going to explore how women entered the workforce in the west. Starting with the early roles of women at work, and how the gendered definition of labour changed drastically around the Industrial Revolution. We'll explore how first-wave feminism began to develop in the West and the suffrage movement for women in general. Then, we'll look at World War 1 and World War 2 and the different ways women entered the labour force at this time on the homefront, but also on the front lines. We'll look at the outcomes that war had for women's rights in the West, including getting women the right to vote in America and the United Kingdom. Then, we'll look at how women began to enter the workforce in droves during the 1950s all the way up to the 1990s. We'll explore the early discrimination that women faced at work, exploring topics like the marriage bar, workplace harassment and early discrimination suits. We'll look at how recently women in the workforce did not have the right to have a baby and continue working, and the different legal battles that changed this for white women and women of colour.This course is packed with exciting historical facts, real stories from women at different points in history and immersive activities exploring women's representation in different historical pieces that shows the different rights that women held through time. On every section, you'll be able to download resources around women's right and engage with us to develop a broader understanding of women's representation in the West, but also around the globe. At the end of this course, you'll get a Udemy Certificate that you can use in your workplace and share on LinkedIn to show your colleagues that you're committed to understanding more about the history of women at work so that we can make better decisions to support the next generation of women in leadership.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Activity: Imagine these 5 things

Section 2: Exploring the History

Lecture 3 The Early Roles of Women

Lecture 4 The Industrial Revolution

Lecture 5 Early Limitations for Women

Lecture 6 The Rise of Feminism

Section 3: Women During the World Wars

Lecture 7 Women at Work during WWI

Lecture 8 Women at Work 1918-1939

Lecture 9 Women at Work during WWII

Section 4: Exploring the Post-War Era

Lecture 10 Work at Women 1950s - 1990s

Lecture 11 Early Discrimination of Working Women

Lecture 12 An Unequal Society for Women

Lecture 13 Second-Wave Feminism

Lecture 14 New Changes in Law

Section 5: Women at Work in Modern Day

Lecture 15 An Overview of our Second Course

Lecture 16 Achievements of Women at Work

Lecture 17 An Unequal Society Persisting

Section 6: Closing Remarks

Lecture 18 Closing Remarks

Diversity advocates seeking to better understand women at work,Those who are looking to refresh their knowledge on how far women have come,Speakers, consultants and freelancers interested in empowering women at work,Executives and leaders seeking to know more about how women entered the workforce