Women's Rights and Traditional Families in 1956
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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

    <p>74%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What policies were introduced in 1955-1956 to improve women's rights?

    <p>Abortion was legalized and state maternity leave was increased in 1955-1956.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What industry had less than 1% women in senior jobs between 1959-1965?

    <p>Textile industry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What issue persisted despite the changes to improve women's rights?

    <p>The 'double shift' problem remained unresolved, as domestic appliances were either not good or not accessible.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of clerical positions in healthcare or education were given to women in the 1960s?

    <p>74%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In 1956, women's magazines like 'woman worker' and 'peasant woman' carried articles exposing ______ - particularly poorly paid jobs.

    <p>inequalities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Abortion was legalized in ______.

    <p>1955</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The 7 year plan introduced convenience foods and mass produced clothing to end the 'double shift' and aimed to make fridges more widely ______.

    <p>available</p> Signup and view all the answers

    By the 1960s, women made up half of the USSR’s ______.

    <p>graduates</p> Signup and view all the answers

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