July 28, 1914 was the day the world changed. The day the First World War began. Above all, it was the day that women's lives began to change. Every war is a fundamental step for men who want to fight for their country. This war known as the Great War was a crucial time for women too. In a male-dominated society, women were perceived as helpless and incapable human beings. They were perceived as housewives and cute children. In a company where job opportunities were available, men were on the board of directors. When the war began, men were called to the home front. With so many men going to war, there was a large gap in employment and response; women came in to replace the men. This war opened up radical new job opportunities for women. It was a war that gave women the opportunity to prove themselves important in a male-dominated society. A society where they finally had the power to do more than clean the house, cook and take care of the children and be recognized for their efforts outside the home. Mrs. Millicent Fawcett, a prominent feminist and president of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies, declared in 1918: “The war has revolutionized the industrial position of women: it has found them slaves and set them free.” (Women on the Home Front in World War I) Countries such as Great Britain, Russia, France, and Canada began to welcome women into fields that had previously excluded them. Now this leads me to ask: Were the job opportunities offered to women during World War I perceived negatively or positively? World War I was the first war in which women were offered a wide range of new jobs. As men left their old jobs to fill the need for soldiers, women became vital to society. Their involvement in the war effort did much to change the perception of the role of women. “Consequently the number of women employed increased from 3,224,600 in July 1914 to 4,814,600 in