Answer and Explanation:
The Second World War changed the lives of all citizens of the countries involved, including women who had completely different domestic lives. During the war, men were responsible for forming the combatant army and for this reason left their jobs and their families to enlist and defend the country. However, it was extremely necessary for countries to remain economically active, which created the need for women to fill the job vacancies left by men.
The entry of women into the labor market was different for white women and black women. This is because white women, for the most part, had never worked outside the home environment, but black women always had to work, even before the war. In this case, although black women were more experienced and used to jobs, they were devalued in relation to white women and had to submit to jobs with lower pay, higher workloads and an environment of great racism.
Thus, we can say that women were essential for maintaining the country's economic conditions, but women, despite being a large workforce, were devalued, exploited and less paid, contributing to inequality in the work environment.