The sun., 1900-12-09

possibly The wrong woman m ~ orNc~ Would
10 more ohnotioi- than tho wrong man. tni'
y Irlsinesa woman ~ aotne experience, who
has Recommendations and appears ~ h" ~.
fined aud aelfr~pectlns. l- y safrt proposition
than young man ~ N. same experience and
with tho aame credentials
ono ~ the srsstest surprises IN mo IL that
tho Young women nrc closer fnouthed than
tho Young nen 1hnts contrary 10 MI tsdI-
ton but rvs watched olo-ely and tvc inquired
and talked tho matter over with pcr~ns IN
position e. know The woman srcma a. bs
only too Glad "a drop the once when she gets
away from II She goe' 10 hom" and homo
Interest. Probably the women of her family
and her Intimate friends afcn't IN the i9ht-
cot dcsrco Interested In business matters. ~
she doesn't talk shop 70 thon She doesn't
talk il 10 hor men friends. because. if she has
nnv sense. shc knows that isn't tho sort 81 thing
a mnn likes In q woman. and every normal
woman wants masculine admiration
"Now our Young men 90 10 clubs and cafes.
and are with other fellows who are all In business
and they arc sure to talk shop Ivc had any
amount ot annoyance from the indiscretion ~
my clerks A booEkeeper. II he is intelli gent.
can keep very close tahs on his employers
affairs and he ought to he rs mute as an oyster.
but Il IL astonishing how often he likes to show
30 his knowledge. So far as ! can find out.
the girls keep their mouths shut They Ger
La.nly do here In this factory
"rvs heard il said that women are lacking
In n business sense ~ honor and obligation.
Shouldn't wonder II that used TO bc a part Of
my creed. but I've recantcd The man who
started that fable had. as ! said while ago.
been studying the women Of his family and
set He hadn't known the modern business
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coming 20 the conclusion that women have
more conscience and n finer sense Of honor In
business relations, than men. Those girls. in
there. are certainly more scrupulous than any
set of young men ever had in the same place.
Women havo so much intuitive tact. too.
You may think that doesn't cut much figure
In booklecping but a senior bookkeeper needs
lot OF IL A woman manages her juniors
well. and she smooths everybody else in the
onice the right way That senior of mine.
handles the cash, signs checks and all that sort
Of thing You should see her when II comes
70 a question ot what accounts shall be settled
fist, and OF handling men When man comes
in in a bad temper Just let her have a go at
him first When get him, he's lamb.
DO YOU pay tho women as much as you paid
the mem" asked the reporter.
We'll. yes; do now. / didn't at first, and
II Ism Z customary 20 pay woman DooERee1tT
as much as a man would get for the same work.
That's all wrong but it Is part Of the old pref
udice and II Is wearing OF. as the efficiency
and value Of the woman bookkeepers are better
known and understood l know Of women
who are getting $3.50 year for bookkeeping.
and q. 200 salaries for women are very oom-
mon nowadays, though they were unusual
Ave years ago You see a woman has had TO
fight the sex handicap. and the only way she
could do il was BY working for less than she
was worth: but ~ her position grows more
assured she can be more independent
Are there many women In the feld?"
Hundreds. thousands: md yet there aren't
as many women applicants for bookkeeping
places as therc were. The supply has decreased
in quantity and improved In quality. That Is
due TO the stenography craze. There ore plenty
of splendid women stenosraphers and type
writer's but the ordinary place Of that sort
doesn't require 30 high degree OF Intelligence
and character as responsible bookkeepcr's
place. and doesn't entail so hard work More
over, IL doesn't require so much practical ex-
perience So the shallow. superficial and OBJ
lection able woman worker has slid on into
stcnogrlphv aud typewTiting. and the book
keepirg ranks are cleared Of her.
They seem to be a quite dignifed set tho
women bookkeepers. and they are unQnestion-
ably gaining ground in the business world every
vear I'm willing to bot that nine out of ten
men who are employing them will tell Won that.
for honeStv. tenueranoe. tact. conscience.
nantnPss. amiatltv, and the art OF holding
her tongue. the average woman bookkeeper
can give tho average man bookkeeper points
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