The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-15
ASTOWO EMS WAGES
HOW TIER COMPENSATION con-
PARES WITH WHAT MEN GET.

Interesting Figures Compiled In Massa.
Renson Why Men Are Preferred to
Women ns Clcrko.
Tho Massachusetts bureau Of statistics
has complied IN interesting lot of figures
regarding the compensation in certain oc.
equations OF graduates Of colleges for WON
ell. 1t was undertaken to determine II
possible tho extent of tho dissimilnrlty DO.
tween the wages of mon and women In
tho same occupations.
Tho persons making returns woro: Sin.
Gle, $3.50; married, 2S, md widowed, go.
Tho largest number of respondents In any
single employment are teachers, who mum.
Der in tho aggregate 100 Next To these,
librarians and persons engaged In library
work AFRO tho most numerous, being 81 in
number, followed by stcnogrGphcrs, who
number %, and nurses and supcrintcnd.
cntS Of nursing, who number Do. Tile
journalists, editors, reporters etc, nun.
Der 10, and 10 clerks, without speclflca.
ton rs TO tho particular kind of clerical
service, nTC also included.
1t Is found that In representative
group OF college bred women, largely sclf
supporting and engaged in callrgs for
which, in general, sonc special training is
required, 1854 per cent rely on rcinuner.
ntivc occupations other tllnn their princi.
pal employment, and that 1854 per con!
arc occupied with domestic cares besides
their main work.. In both tIcsn points nc
burden Of tho woman is possibly greater
tkHn that of tho man in simila. occupa.
tiunS.
OuG OF the whole number, $50 report
that men received more pay than women,
Gn, whilo . report that men receive less
pay than women. These five instances in.
cludc all employee In Il bureau of charities,
one III the class journalists editors, 70.
ports, etc, ono is Il prOofrcndcr and tive
arc tcnchers. 1t is frequently alleged us
one OF the reasons for paying women less
than men in similar onploymcn;s that
man Is called upon to support others DO
sides himself, while, us Il rule, women in
Industry do not aid in tho support OF
Others In order To obtain somo informG
ton on this point, tho schedules contained
tho following question, Do you support OF
help To support others besides yourself?
or the total number of $40 persons whc
replied, 1871 or ll.52 per cent, contribute
to the support of others, whilo 2as2. OF
5S. iS per cent, do not. OF tho teachers,
81, or 3I.l per cent OF tho total number OF
port OF others.
One feature of tho report ia that so many
women confess tn n bolicf that their scry.
Ices. arc loss valuable than those Of mon.
Ono woman writes: ~ fear ain not u fail
representative Of Office working women. AT
least my sympathies are not all with them.
l do not think they are. as n class, rs
good workers N men, and If had an office
under my charge, l would put in almost
ell mon c!crks, even at higher salaries fol-
verify believe that could get more anc
better worl: from them, with less com.
plants, than from women. In tho first
place they AFRO stronger physically, do moi
look for Tic Same favnrs and attention.
that women expect, and they aro willing
to work unit! their work Is completed,
oven though IL DO until IL O'Clock NJ
night, or on Sundays in case of necessity.
and their feelings arc not easily hurt
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