The Position of a Woman in Great Britain Nowadays. Our Own Observations

First of all, we would like to describe the living conditions of English women. They live in very nice big houses with all modern conveniences. They have different kitchen appliances. They have very nice shops were they can buy all the necessary things so they don’t need very much time taking care of their husband and children. Many women work and many of them are house-wifes according to their choice. For example in the family where I live the woman worked as a cashier at the airport and she also found a lot of time to communicate with her relatives and friends. Sometimes she went to visit them and sometimes they came to her. They discussed their jobs, leisure, celebrated holidays together and she also found time to go to tennis championship. We also noticed that practically all women in Great Britain have a car, they can drive a car and they travel everywhere by their car. The English women also like gardening they take care of their gardens, grow beautiful flowers and they have a lot of pets, mainly cats and dogs. Pets are considered to be members of their families; they are treated with love and attention. Most English women belong to different clubs, societies or organizations. They travel to France, Spain, Italy, the USA, at even for the weekend they can go to the seaside to have a nice weekend.

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Conclusion

Having studied many books and periodical materials on the role of women in the English society of the 19- 20 centuries, we have come to the conclusion that women had to suffer from different theories and attitudes, but in the end they managed to adapt to different changes in our modern world and to show themselves significant figures in our life and society. In 1900 the only professional jobs open to women were in teaching. There were no women lawyers, engineers or architects. No women had high positions in politics. Today, women seem to have the best professional chances in education, as teachers and professors, in medicine, as doctors, and in journalism, where some even write about such “unfeminine” things as sports, business and aviation. There are a number of women solicitors and even a few women barristers. Other good jobs for women can be found in the “new industries” like computers. Many of the top computer programmers and specialists are women. Women are slowly winning some of the top positions in politics. Since about 1964 all the governments have had at least one woman as a Minister and Margaret Thatcher has become a famous British Prime Minister.

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