Women who had served in the armed forces were demobbed at the end of the Second World War. Most women who had been conscripted into war work lost their jobs to men returning from the war. The immediate post-war years saw more emphasis placed on family life and women's role as home-makers. The movement for women's liberation has led to greater freedom and equality for British women since the late 1960s.

Women's branches of the British services have continued to exist, although they cannot do all of the same jobs as men.

During the Cold War peace and disarmament organisations grew in response to the nuclear threat. Women have played a significant role in these movements including CND and Greenham Common. Equally, women have played a greater role in terrorist, guerrilla and liberation movements.

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