After World War II, Australian soldiers returned home as heroes and were rewarded with land for their merits. This meant that soldiers returning home could pursue a higher eduacation and buy a home. With the land they earned as motivation, these ex- soldiers were free to marry and start their own families. As a result families were usually bigger from about 5 people familes to 18 people in a family. This meant that the wife would be at home full-time, taking care of children and doing house work while the husband pursued a career.
The work-force at the time was mainly female-based due to large absent of men at war, but that soon changed. As soon as the soldiers returned from the war, males dominated the workforce. Women were outnumbered 5 to 2 in the workforce and the only reason why women were still allowed to work was if her family really needed the income.
Due to the increasing raise of television, tv shows like "Father Knows Best" aired in the 1954 clearly demonstrated the social ideas of men and women. The man was the leader of the family like an alpha wolf to his pack.
The work-force at the time was mainly female-based due to large absent of men at war, but that soon changed. As soon as the soldiers returned from the war, males dominated the workforce. Women were outnumbered 5 to 2 in the workforce and the only reason why women were still allowed to work was if her family really needed the income.
Due to the increasing raise of television, tv shows like "Father Knows Best" aired in the 1954 clearly demonstrated the social ideas of men and women. The man was the leader of the family like an alpha wolf to his pack.