Women during the Enlightenment were seen as a necessity, where men depended on the abilities of women, "there is one that makes the sexes necessary to each other ” (Rousseau 21) . During the French Revolution era, Napoleon established a patriarchy, declaring that women were inferior to males. But at the end of the 19th century, the modern woman emerged, a woman who was educated, hard-working and involved in politics. In the 19th century, only male suffrage existed, but by the end of World War I, female suffrage was approved in many countries, with the exception of Italy and France which approved female suffrage after World War II. 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 larger breadwinners than men (Hunt 823). In the post-Cold War era, the media touted the return of women to become perfect housewives, but the reality after the wars did not allow for this expected lifestyle as women continued to hold down jobs to provide for their families. Women are still paid less