1950s Offices vs Modern Day Offices

In The Office 1950s vs NovW Office Layouts 99999 meeting Desks in the 50s were heavy metal desks known as Tanker desks, they were durable and fireproof, most had 6 drawers with 3 on each side. Modern office desks come in all styles, most are made from wood or particleboard. Modern desks have many more styles and materials Modern day desk accessories • Computer • Cell/Smartphone • Coffee cup • Toys/stress balls/decorations/nameplate etc. • Speakers/Headphones • Post it notes • Pen holder 50s office desk accessories • Typewriter • Stapler • Coffee cup • Old style rolodex • Clock • Lamp • Ashtray • Pack of cigarettes • Lighter Fashion and Gender Roles 1950 Workforce Today's Workforce men woman men woman While women over 35 comprised Despite these growing numbers, women are still facing discrimination in the workforce even through efforts and laws enacted to fight against discrimination. half of the women in the workplace, 40% of married women with small children were also employed. FACT: For the most part, women are stuck in MYTH: Now that women are a third of business middle management - and it has nothing to do of middle management, it is just a matter of whether they "have the coxlege degrees with how long they ve school graduates and a significant proportion time before we reach equality in the board rooms and in the executive suites of the corporate world. been considered necessary to advance in management. Despite persistence and hard work, women have made only incremental gains at the top levels of business over the past two decades. in business or CEO Men • Suits • Khaki pants/collared shirts (with or without ties) • Jeans/collared shirts • Dress pants, with collared shirt and tie(no jacket) Men • Fitted suits • Pleated dress pants, collared shirt and tie Women • Full skirts and blouses • Pleated skirts • Chemise dress - The dress was loose and had a straight cut, allowing the wearer to experiment with belts • Fitted jackets with rounded shoulders • Shirt dresses • High heels • Stockings • Floral fabric skirts Women Dress pants and dress blouses • Skirts and blouses (floral pattern or white) The Ducks Ass The Ducks Ass - also called Even Frank Sinatra posed in a modified D.A. style of hair. This style required that the "Duck's Tail", the "Ducktail", or simply the D.A (A variation of this was the Duck's Ass (or in the UK "Duck's Arse"), also the hair combed back around the sides of the head. The tooth edge of a called the "Duck's Tail", the comb was then used to define a central part running from the crown to the nape at the back of the head, resembling, to many, the rear end of a duck. "Ducktail", or simply the D.A.[1] This hairstyle was originally developed by Joe Cerello in 1940. Cerello's clients later included film celebrities like Elvis Pres- Wikipedia description of the ducks ass. ley and James Dean. Othe Popular Mens hairstyles commonly seen in and out of the office in the 50s included the side part, crew cuts, the Ivy League (longer than crew cut and combed back) and Pompadour. Women's haristyles included the beehive, artichoke style, the poodle cut (Shor, tight curls and short bangs and the bouffant. Sources and Further Reading 50s culture - http://www.shmoop.com/1950s/culture.html Life in the 50s - http://www.living-family-history.com/1950s.html Office museum - http://www.officemuseum.com/typewriters_office_models.htm Business and Jobs in the 50s - http://www.ehow.com/info_8214885_business-jobs-1950s.html Fifties culture - http://www.adultlearn.com/fifties-culture.html 50s info - 50s design - http://retrorenovation.com/2011/09/08/1950s-interior-design-and-decorating-style-7-major-trends/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/seattlemunicipalarchives/8554165827/ ://www.nationmaster.com/enc lopedia/1950s In The Office 1950s vs NovW Office Layouts 99999 meeting Desks in the 50s were heavy metal desks known as Tanker desks, they were durable and fireproof, most had 6 drawers with 3 on each side. Modern office desks come in all styles, most are made from wood or particleboard. Modern desks have many more styles and materials Modern day desk accessories • Computer • Cell/Smartphone • Coffee cup • Toys/stress balls/decorations/nameplate etc. • Speakers/Headphones • Post it notes • Pen holder 50s office desk accessories • Typewriter • Stapler • Coffee cup • Old style rolodex • Clock • Lamp • Ashtray • Pack of cigarettes • Lighter Fashion and Gender Roles 1950 Workforce Today's Workforce men woman men woman While women over 35 comprised Despite these growing numbers, women are still facing discrimination in the workforce even through efforts and laws enacted to fight against discrimination. half of the women in the workplace, 40% of married women with small children were also employed. FACT: For the most part, women are stuck in MYTH: Now that women are a third of business middle management - and it has nothing to do of middle management, it is just a matter of whether they "have the coxlege degrees with how long they ve school graduates and a significant proportion time before we reach equality in the board rooms and in the executive suites of the corporate world. been considered necessary to advance in management. Despite persistence and hard work, women have made only incremental gains at the top levels of business over the past two decades. in business or CEO Men • Suits • Khaki pants/collared shirts (with or without ties) • Jeans/collared shirts • Dress pants, with collared shirt and tie(no jacket) Men • Fitted suits • Pleated dress pants, collared shirt and tie Women • Full skirts and blouses • Pleated skirts • Chemise dress - The dress was loose and had a straight cut, allowing the wearer to experiment with belts • Fitted jackets with rounded shoulders • Shirt dresses • High heels • Stockings • Floral fabric skirts Women Dress pants and dress blouses • Skirts and blouses (floral pattern or white) The Ducks Ass The Ducks Ass - also called Even Frank Sinatra posed in a modified D.A. style of hair. This style required that the "Duck's Tail", the "Ducktail", or simply the D.A (A variation of this was the Duck's Ass (or in the UK "Duck's Arse"), also the hair combed back around the sides of the head. The tooth edge of a called the "Duck's Tail", the comb was then used to define a central part running from the crown to the nape at the back of the head, resembling, to many, the rear end of a duck. "Ducktail", or simply the D.A.[1] This hairstyle was originally developed by Joe Cerello in 1940. Cerello's clients later included film celebrities like Elvis Pres- Wikipedia description of the ducks ass. ley and James Dean. Othe Popular Mens hairstyles commonly seen in and out of the office in the 50s included the side part, crew cuts, the Ivy League (longer than crew cut and combed back) and Pompadour. Women's haristyles included the beehive, artichoke style, the poodle cut (Shor, tight curls and short bangs and the bouffant. Sources and Further Reading 50s culture - http://www.shmoop.com/1950s/culture.html Life in the 50s - http://www.living-family-history.com/1950s.html Office museum - http://www.officemuseum.com/typewriters_office_models.htm Business and Jobs in the 50s - http://www.ehow.com/info_8214885_business-jobs-1950s.html Fifties culture - http://www.adultlearn.com/fifties-culture.html 50s info - 50s design - http://retrorenovation.com/2011/09/08/1950s-interior-design-and-decorating-style-7-major-trends/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/seattlemunicipalarchives/8554165827/ ://www.nationmaster.com/enc lopedia/1950s