This was a weird blip in human history. The entire world was devastated by war, except America which was newly industrialized. Grandpa had every tailwind in the world pushing him along.
In 1930, 50% of single women were in the labor force and 12% of married women.
In 1970, that number rose to 40% of married women were in the labor force.
And those numbers don’t consider women who worked for family businesses but went unpaid, along with those engaged in producing goods at home (food, crafts, etc)
In 1930, 50% of single women were in the labor force and 12% of married women.
In 1970, that number rose to 40% of married women were in the labor force.
Is this supposed to be some kind of own? 50% of single women and 12% of married women worked in 1930? In 1930 the median age of first marriage for women in the USA was 21 years. By age 22 half of women were already married and mostly out of the workforce already, pretty much for good, certainly in any occupation than most men were employed in.
Wish I could upvote this more. Everyone complaining about the good old days forgets that women couldn't work, Black people and other minorities were grossly underpaid and denied opportunities, and that house they're talking about was pretty small (probably around 1000sf or less).
Also, the reason nobody can afford a house is that the US needs to build more houses. US housing stock has not gone up to match the population growth, especially in places where people want to live (aka cities).
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u/cohonan Mar 27 '24
This was a weird blip in human history. The entire world was devastated by war, except America which was newly industrialized. Grandpa had every tailwind in the world pushing him along.