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Did the guild system change women’s role in the economy?

No, although many women became professionals, they were not paid enough to affect the economy.
No, women mostly stayed home and very few received wages of any kind for services performed.
Yes, guilds opened membership to both men and women and paid them equally for the same tasks.
Yes, women were encouraged to join guilds and could perform many tasks and services.

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B. No, women mostly stayed home and very few received wages of any kind for services performed.

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No, women mostly stayed home and very few received wages of any kind for services performed.

Guilds were organizations of skilled workers coming together to help and protect one another.

Guild systems were created during the Middle Ages to protect skilled workers. Skilled laborers were typically dominated by men except for cases of widows. There are no real records of women being in guilds but many records of women working from home and taking care of children. Though guilds would come to the aid of widowed women, they were rarely allowed to join a guild.
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