Equality achieved in mid 90s. (adjusting for voluntary life choices of parenting full time) Much more men than women dropped out of labour force since.

To explain your downvotes.

Women were encouraged to join the work force on top of all of the parenting/wifely duties they were saddled with for generations. This was a lot of work, but it also provided a glimpse into financial independence and equal placement in the workplace for the first time.

But when the war was over, women were encouraged to jump right back into the kitchen.

should men returning from war not be entitled to their job back

There are many jobs that need to be done to make society work. There are plenty of jobs at home that they could have taken.