Cultural Effects On Women Of Athens

The war shifted the cultural and theatrical scenes of Athens greatly. The war especially affected the women of Athens. With their husbands and brothers dying at war, many had to search for low paying jobs in the city. Women gained more involvement with the Athenian workforce but they gained no political power. The population became poorer and many cultural traditions, like their famous festivals and parades, lost their funding to support the soldiers and military expenses. Farmers had to move inside city walls to avoid pillaging and execution by the Spartans, which created much tension between the poor farmers and the city folk. They competed for the few jobs that there were and the discontent between them grew steadily over the war. Because