Under Weimar Republic ⇒ Women were given right to vote + equality in areas such as marriage and civic matters.
Hitler ⇒ had a very traditional view on the role of women ⇒ believed that Women could best serve their nation > by fulfilling their roles as good mothers and spouses.
Under Nazi rule ⇒ women were excluded ⇒ from politics and academics. Women were not allowed to vote in elections ⇒ and were discouraged from pursuing university studies Many Young German girls ⇒ received vigorous training ⇒ From league of German girls ⇒ in domestic tasks. Employment opportunities for women ⇒ limited ⇒ discrimination against women applicants was encouraged.
Later wars of 1942-1945 ⇒ Nazi Arm industries ⇒ did require more women to cope with increasing demand for war supplies
- still their Policies towards women ⇒ remained conflicted between their traditional view of women as mother, and their actual need for them to support Nazi war machine