Question

women were recruited for jobs vital to the war effort on the home front. which is an obstacle they faced? there were not enough jobs available outside the home. available jobs were limited to nursing, housekeeping, and clerical work. the government did not support women joining the workforce in large numbers. attitudes about the role of women in the workplace needed to change.

Explanation:

• Analyze each option:
• Option 1: During war efforts, many jobs opened outside home, so this is incorrect.
• Option 2: War - time jobs for women expanded beyond nursing, housekeeping, clerical work (e.g., factory jobs), so this is incorrect.
• Option 3: Governments often encouraged women to work in war - related jobs, so this is incorrect.
• Option 4: Traditional attitudes about women's roles in the workplace (e.g., women should be homemakers) were a major obstacle. Women had to overcome these societal attitudes to enter the workforce in significant numbers for war - related jobs.

Answer:

D. Attitudes about the role of women in the workplace needed to change.