Women's Wages in Britain and Australia During the First World War
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2755668 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer Crew (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Issue | 57 |
| Pages | 27 |
| Publication date | 1989-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Labour History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-6942 • E-ISSN: 1839-3039 |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2307/27508952 |
| OpenAlex | W2327594476 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
In Australia at the beginning .of the war, the average female wage was 49.4% of the average male wage. At the end of the war it was 48% of the average male wage. Although all wages rose in response to rising living costs, the ratio between men's and women's wages did not change significantly. In the United Kingdom the average female wage at the beginning of the war was also just under half of the average male wage. On the other hand, at the end of the war it was just over 66.6% of the male wage. There, too, all wages rose in response to rising living costs, but the ratio between men's and women's wages did change significantly. In both countries the types of work being done by women also changed significantly, though more so in the UK, and the number of women in the workforce also increased. This article sets out to show what
Ancient history · Economic history · Economics · First world war · Political science · Project commissioning · Publishing · World War II · Australian History and Society · History · Law
| Citations per year | 0.15 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2000 - 2026 (27) |
| Highly cited | No |