 Indeed, between 1914 and 1918 there had been a 13 per cent increase in the employment of women; however, this was mainly in areas were women were traditionally employed.Equally, although around 2,000 women were employed as nurses in the AIF, there was no great involvement of women in the military during the war.Another legacy was the manner in which it led to the emergence—albeit only fleetingly—of an independence in Australian foreign affairs.