Attitudes towards women and family in the 1930s Germany had been going through a severe depression and because of this they found that birth rates were decreasing, although this was not the only reason. This was also due to the improvement in living standards; this now meant that contraception was available. Additionally there was a desire for better education for women. Between 1900 and 1933, female employment had increased by a third. One of the reasons was due to the war, women had been drafted into factories to help with the war effort, they found that they liked having that job and didn't really want to leave it. Another reason was due to the fact that women had the right to vote; they were nowhere near having the same rights as men, even though it made a big difference to them. Although everything changed when the Nazis came to power in 1933, they had very traditional ideals regarding women. They believed that nature created women to give birth and that they should not deviate from this duty. They believed that women had two important roles: one was to have children and take care of them, the other was to take care of their husband. Most women were happy to take on this role because it meant they didn't have to compete with men for work. Despite being deprived of many rights, they never felt like second-class citizens. They were the future of Germany and were valuable to Hitler and the future he had planned. Hitler summarized his ideas at Nuremberg in 1934, where he set out his theory of women and their role in Germany. He believed that woman had her own world, which was smaller and focused on children, husband and housework, while man's world revolved around work and power. The two worlds were never in conflict and could only continue to function while the other cooperated. The Nazis publicized this theory with the slogan "kinder, kirche, kuche", the three most important things for a woman: children, church and cooking..