Progressive reforms tried to protect women in the workplace numerous ways. One of these ways was limiting how many hours women, along with children, could work. A couple states ended up passing set hours women could work at their job, but did not set the same for men. This ended up hurting women more than helping them, as many working women were single parents or needed to make money to help their family, so setting how many hours they could work would hurt them greatly. The working conditions also started to improve and became less dangerous over time, which protected women and helped them stay safe.
