Question

Why did factory owners prefer to employ women?

Answer 1

Factory owners preferred to employ women back in the Industrial age because they were able to get away with paying them less than they would if they had hired a man. Back then there weren't really any women's rights, so the factory owners could pay whatever they wanted to a woman, who were seen at the time as being inferior to men, and thus deserved lower pay. This overall saved the factory lots of money in the long run.