Throughout history, women have generally had few legal rights and professional opportunities than men. Wifehood and motherhood were long considered to be the most significant professions for women.
Women were long considered naturally weaker than men, squeamish, and unable to perform work requiring muscular or intellectual development. In most preindustrial societies, for example, domestic chores were relegated to women, leaving "heavier" labor such as hunting and plowing to men. This ignored the fact that caring for children and doing such tasks as milking cows and washing clothes also required heavy, sustained labor. But physiological tests now suggest that women have a greater tolerance for pain, and statistics reveal that women live longer and are more resistant to many diseases.
Throughout the little time that America has been a country, the role of women in the workplace has changed a lot. Different things that are going on in the country have a great effect on the role of women in the workplace. Although women had very little right in early America, over time right were gained and access to jobs became more open. Also major events such as wars have opened careers to women. When the men go off to fight, someone must take their place. Also although there is still a "glass ceiling" women have many more opportunities than they have had in the past.
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