​Why men had an easier life during the industrialization 

 
Men had an easier life during industrialization. In this essay, I will be going 
into further detail as to 
why. Men have had 
privilege during 
history, and I believe 
they had an easier life 
during 
industrialization. 
Although people think 
that since women’s 
rights were improving  
and children were  
This image is the last spike that was taken during the industrialization mostly men made this railroad g​ etting realistic rights 
life would have been easier for them, men’s lives were always better during 
industrialization. This text will explain the differences men had during their 
everyday lives.  
 
 
 
 
Men made 14 dollars a week compared to women only making 7 dollars a 
week. Just by this fact, it is clear 
men had an advantage or privilege 
with paychecks, something women 
did not have. This was dealt with 
by women fighting for their equal 
rights. Women went on a peaceful 
strike in an attempt for equal pay. 
Protests escalated resulting in injuries and deaths. Even with protesting not all 
issues were fixed and many women’s rights laws were put into place in the early 
to mid-1900s, almost a century after industrialization. Although many protests 
worked and women eventually got equal rights, at the end of the day women 
still had to fight for their rights instead of having them automatically given.  
 
 
Women we not permitted to open a bank account, while men were able to 
have a bank account. Because of this men had full access and controlled the 
family’s money. Another thing women didn’t have the right to is owning 
land. Men, on the other hand, had full rights to owning land. These 
regulations did not change until 1900, after the women’s property act was put 
in place. This act meant women could have their own separate money from 
her husband as well as being able to own her own property. Women were seen 
as unintelligent and had to be closely supervised by men. What a woman did 
had to be “convenient” for men and some men were resilient to have women’s 
rights pass where they couldn’t control women anymore. Men have never had 
the short end of the stick because of their gender.  
 
When women started to come into the workforce they faced discrimination  
Women were expected to work long days, then come home to take care of their 
families, cook, and clean. Women also faced sexual harassment in the 
workplace and because the people who normally harassed women were men 
their word was stronger than a women’s and men wouldnt face consequences. 
Men could come home and relax even though their wives had to work too. 
Some people didn’t believe women could do a good job at their work so they 
were put up to high standards or ridiculed. Women, children and men did 
different kinds of work, however women and children were usually​ g​ rouped 
together in the same type of work. Men were seen as smarter, so they could 
handle work that used more skill whilst women and children did low skill 
work, or work that men deemed appropriate for them. Men performed work 
with manual labour because they were seen as stronger. 
In the image to the left, there is a 
washing machine ad, a daughter 
and a woman are pictured in this 
and the ad says “mother goes 
right on with her regular work 
while her little helper finds it so 
easy to swing the Superba to and 
fro that she is glad to do it.” and 
“even a child can run it.”. This 
ad shows that women clean and 
specifically daughters help with 
cleaning, whereas men are not 
held accountable for cleaning.  
 
  In conclusion, I believe men had 
an easier life during 
industrialization. Men have great privilege and have had far fewer difficulties 
during industrialization. I hope you saw industrialization from a new 
perspective and learned some new information.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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