How did the Nazis Implement Women's Policies?

Choose TWO of the following areas that the Nazis tried to implement their ideas: Increased Births; Improved welfare; Reduced employment; Reduced education; Involvement in women's organizations.

Using those two areas above, complete the following:

Area 1: Improved Welfare


Key Measures Attempted: One of the key measures attempted towards women was the National Socialist Welfare Organization or the National Socialist People's Welfare (NSV), which supplied milk, groceries, and ohter aid to women. Many of the work the women did, they were either volunteers or were paid.


Successes: The welfare organizations helped women obtain milk, grocery parcels and baby clothes and linen to support their family in a time of help. Also, infant mortality dropped by 7.7% in 1933 and 6.6% in 1936, which the Nazis wanted. They wanted to increase the birth rate in order to have more pure Aryan people and promote it to other regions of the world (where Germany could be a world power). Since the welfare organizations allowed women to work there, there was an improved opportunities for women to find jobs and, overall, supporting their family. As a plus for the Nazis, the improved welfare was closely linked to eugenic policies, which allowed Germans to investigate the pure Aryan race and compare them to other races, such as what makes pure Aryans stronger and better.


Limitations and Failures: Since the welfare was closely linked to eugenics there was a decrease or an imbalance in birth and death rates. There were plenty of babies being born, but many children and habitants were used in eugenics to figure out what made pure aryans stronger compared to other races. This decreased the German population, and if there wasn't a decrease Germany could've been more powerful.

Area 2: Involvement in Women's Organizations




Key Measures Attempted: There were two main organizations for women made, the National Socialist Women's Organization (NSF) and the German Women's Enterprise (DFW). The NSF was an organization the co-ordinated withe existing women's organizations to expand their knowledge of Nazi ideology and make sure they are supporters. The DFW was created to develop a top-notch group of women who would be committed to Nazi ideology.




Successes: One of the successes of women's involvement in organizations is that the organizations supported the war effort. For example, some of the organizations made clothing for the Russian Front, which greatly benefited the soldiers survival in the cold or warm weather and overall supported the war effort. Another success is that it increased femal participation in Nazi bodies. An increase in Nazi body participations means, for the Nazis, that they have support from the women which could mean that Nazi ideology would be carried on to the future. Third, the organizations gave many opportunities for women to participate in public life, which the women appreciated and probably gave a lot of support for the Nazis.




Limitations and Failures: A limitation of women's involvement in organizations is they weren't included in decision-making. Even though women were involved in organizations, their inability to add their opinions and make decisions didn't really involve them in Nazi ideas or the Third Reich. Therefore, women weren't given as much freedom as they could have or could've wanted.