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What policies were introduced to change the legal status of women in 1956?
What policies were introduced to change the legal status of women in 1956?
- Legalization of abortion
- State maternity leave increased
- Expansion of creches and communal laundries
- All of the above (correct)
What issue persisted despite the changes to improve women's rights?
What issue persisted despite the changes to improve women's rights?
- Difficult access to contraception
- Employers' refusal to acknowledge legal changes to maternity rights
- Failure of plans to end the 'double shift'
- All of the above (correct)
Which industry had less than 1% women in senior jobs between 1959-1965?
Which industry had less than 1% women in senior jobs between 1959-1965?
- Education industry
- Textile industry (correct)
- Healthcare industry
- Light industry
What percentage of clerical positions in healthcare or education were given to women in the 1960s?
What percentage of clerical positions in healthcare or education were given to women in the 1960s?
What policies were introduced in 1955-1956 to improve women's rights?
What policies were introduced in 1955-1956 to improve women's rights?
What industry had less than 1% women in senior jobs between 1959-1965?
What industry had less than 1% women in senior jobs between 1959-1965?
What issue persisted despite the changes to improve women's rights?
What issue persisted despite the changes to improve women's rights?
What percentage of clerical positions in healthcare or education were given to women in the 1960s?
What percentage of clerical positions in healthcare or education were given to women in the 1960s?
In 1956, women's magazines like 'woman worker' and 'peasant woman' carried articles exposing ______ - particularly poorly paid jobs.
In 1956, women's magazines like 'woman worker' and 'peasant woman' carried articles exposing ______ - particularly poorly paid jobs.
Abortion was legalized in ______.
Abortion was legalized in ______.
The 7 year plan introduced convenience foods and mass produced clothing to end the 'double shift' and aimed to make fridges more widely ______.
The 7 year plan introduced convenience foods and mass produced clothing to end the 'double shift' and aimed to make fridges more widely ______.
By the 1960s, women made up half of the USSR’s ______.
By the 1960s, women made up half of the USSR’s ______.
