Gender Equality and the Status of Women during WWI in Britain (1914-1918)

Abstract

This study provides an overview of the status of women in Britain during the period between (1914-1918), and the British society’s view of women perior WWI. The purpose of this study is to show case the changes that altered the lives of British women during the great war and its impact on women’s fight for equality and fair opportunities to hold the same positions as men. Using existing studies and historical context, this study analysis women’s success in Britain obtaining positions in the public sphere in several areas including the field of work. World War One paved the way for women to achieve a certain degree of equality in some sectors to play important roles in British society and having their voices heared. Women gained the right to vote and engage in artistic forms of expression. The war gave them the chance to follow different lifestyles and create different views than women were taught to be.