That was the apex of most women in 1943, Since the only careers for women at the time,were school teachers, nurses or secretaries,and I'm pretty sure that those fields paid nothing at the time, certainly not enough to survive on.
Another factor here is that this is at the height of World War Two, and women were getting good jobs as a result of the war effortthe enduring image of "Rosie the Riveter," for instance, as women filled jobs traditionally held by men who had now gone off to war.
In fact, the whole premise of this movie is that the AAGPBL came into existence to provide baseball because there was concern that men's baseball might be suspended with so many players going into the service.
What usually doesn't get covered in popular films is the reaction of women after the war, when the men returned and women had to revert to those traditional roles.
"We hear very little, and we understand even less." refugee in "Casablanca"

Sigh. Guess I was born 40 years too late. Oh, well.
"My hypocrisy goes only so far."

That was the apex of most women in 1943, Since the only careers for women at the time,were school teachers, nurses or secretaries,and I'm pretty sure that those fields paid nothing at the time, certainly not enough to survive on.
In fact, most women until about the late 60s, only attended college to find a husband or to get their "MRS".