Women in the Age of Enlightenment were considered a necessity, where men depended on the skills of women, "there is one which makes the sexes necessary to each other" (Rousseau 21). During the French Revolution, Napoleon established a patriarchy, declaring that women were inferior to men. But at the end of the 19th century, the modern woman emerged, a woman educated, working and involved in politics. In the 19th century, only male suffrage existed, but by the end of World War I, female suffrage was adopted in many countries, with the exception of Italy and France which adopted female suffrage after the Second World War. During World War I, the use of women in the workforce increased their role in society, as men left to fight and the need for workers increased. This contributed to women's suffrage, as "suffrage was a 'reward' for women's war efforts", but many people still had negative attitudes towards women becoming greater supporters of family than men (Hunt 823). In the post-Cold War era, the media heralded the return of women to become perfect housewives, but the post-war reality did not allow for this expected lifestyle, as women continued to retain a job to support their family. Women are still paid less than