In World 217, the 1940s had a lot of women in the workforce because of the war. Because of the work women were able to achieve during this time, women never went back to only staying in the household after World War II. This had many women getting rid of most of their skirts, dresses, and heels and evened out their closets with work gear, pants, and later, suits.
Now in the 21st century, this world is pretty different from ours today. Women never stopped climbing the ladder when it came to the workforce, so now many high-ranking jobs like CEOs, plant managers, and government figures are women. All over the workforce, you’ll find women represented, which has led to many stores including whole sections of clothes for women that are suits, dress shirts, nice shoes, and for the women in more hands-on jobs, work pants, safety gear, and boots. Stores still include dresses, skirts, heels, and all the like, but that definitely isn’t the only option for this world of women.
What if …
women thrived in the workforce after World War II in America?
Issue targeted:
women’s workforce representation in fashion and clothing
Inspiration:
One source of inspiration for this fictional World is the world today and the work that has already been done to create a more equal environment for women in the workforce.
This World was contributed by Sheridan Wynne (located in Massachusetts, USA) using a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence which allows others to share and adapt the work in any medium and for any purpose, providing that they credit the author and share their material using the same Creative Commons licence.
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