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To what extent did the lives of women improve between 1917-85 (They…
To what extent did the lives of women improve between 1917-85
They did but there were inherent problems that were not addressed.
They did
Jobs
A.Kollontai 1st female European ambassador
Under K+B responsible for rise in standards of healthcare 70% of MDs
Huge swathes joined agriculture + industrial work under Lenin
women fought in Civil War + ww2, some as pilots + tank drivers. 89 awarded hero of sov un
Legal rights
Women declared equal with men in constitution under Lenin
Zhenotdel + Alexandra Kollontai
Role models
Alexandra Kollontai + Valentina Tereshkova
1st female presidium member und. k, Ekaterina Furtseva
They didn't
Zhenotdel closed in 1928: claimed women's issues had been solved
After CW + WW2, women lost their jobs, rise in prostitution under NEP
Brezhnev: misogynistic: traditional attitudes towards family meant many women turned away from heavy industry
K: types of jobs women had reflected gender roles: 80% teachers, 2% farm managers
Still discriminated against
Stalin: paid 60-65% of men's wages + only 9 cc members= women: underrepresented
Divorce laws: men having as many as 15 short lived marriages under Lenin. Divorce rate inc. men abandoning pregnant women