Although women's work was necessary to the war effort in virtually every European country, many people opposed it. Why?

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The Answer is Answer would ideally include the following. The high mobilization of men coupled with the enormous demand for supplies to fight the war made it necessary for women to work. Many women were placed in higher-status jobs or professions from which they had formerly been excluded, causing men to fear that they would be unable to get their jobs back after the war. Others said that war work led women to become less feminine and that young women were learning to squander their money on frivolity. The general fear was that women's greater independence would overturn gender roles and contribute to social disorder.

Although Women's Work Was Necessary to the War Effort in Virtually