During the industrial revolution, what are some reasons a factory would employ children instead of adults?

Children were paid less, and since they were smaller, they could do tasks adults coudn't do easily.

They were also less likely to rebel/strike against their working conditions (Thier working conditions were not good).

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts

first industrial revolution - the first wave of the industrial revolution lasted from the late 1700s to the mid-1800s. it industrialized the manufacture of textiles and began the move of production from homes to factories. steam power and the cotton gin played an important role in this period.