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Unemployment has been a prominent feature of British society throughout the Twentieth Century; however, it is between the end of the First World War (1918) and the beginning of the Second World War (1939) that it reaches its peak. This time period from the end of the First World War to the beginning of the Second World War is defined today as the interwar period. This essay is going to look at how the experiences of those unemployed in interwar Britain varied with age and gender in particular. Whilst looking at how the experiences of unemployment differ between gender and age it is vital to remember that there were also similarities in what they went through. It is also important to stipulate that age and gender were not the only factors which caused variations in the levels and experiences of unemployment in interwar Britain as this essay will show. Some historians will argue that it is vital to look at the bigger picture of what was happening in Britain at that time. This was mainly due to the fact that Britain was going through some major transitions at that time, for example: there were changes taking place in the economy, there was increasing foreign competition with regards to trade, there was advances in modern tec