Due to the technological improvements of the industrial revolution, women were hired as the workforce for numerous industries, particularly in the textile industry.
It was a win to win relationship for both, business owners and female employees, as business owners saw women as a cheaper source of labor in comparison to men. On the other hand, women saw the wages that the industries paid as more attractive than doing housework. Additionally, due to their relatively smaller size in comparison to men, women could also access places within machinery that men couldn't. This was an advantage when it came to maintenance tasks.
True monks and nuns in Christian Europe spend their time praying and studying
"<span>The British hoped to tighten control over the empire" would be the best option, but the main reason beyond this was that they wanted to discourage trade with other nations, in order to increase profits. </span>
The basis of the division was social class I believe it was devised between the wealthy, middle, and lower class the lower class included slaves and indebted servants