Why did certain changes occur? What led to that change? What were the results?

The years between the Civil War and World War II the percentage of women within the United States work force sky rocketed. They began taking over jobs previously held by men. Ranging from secretaries to factory workers to business executives. This sudden sky rocket of women within the work force was due to the fact that men were being drafted to war and bodies were required to fill those positions; women being the only bodies available. This era helped accelerate women further into paid roles within the work force. However, the results of this sudden change also helped accelerate the stereotyping of women and what roles they should fill within the work force.  Law, medicine, science, and engineering—emerged as primarily “male occupations,” as did higher-paid white-collar professions. Women were more associated with lower paying sales jobs.