The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-03
WOMEN NOT WANTED IN
GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Many Pass Examinations
But Few Are Chosen
SAME IN ALL DEPARTMENTS
Civil Service Commission Directed Not
to Certify Them-Only 783 Received
Positions II 1921

While IT is true that more women than
men successfully pass the Civil Service
examination. fewer OF them are ap-
pointed than formerly IN the past year
or two a prejudice against The appoint
meut OF women as clerks les grown mp
among the several heads Of the depart
ments. 10 particular reason OF cause
for this prejudice is assigned 10y the
Civil Service Commission but il 5z-
lists and seems To be growing
When q vacancy occurs in any division
Of department the Civil Service Com
mission Is notified and three names are
certified from the eligible list. The
names do not include a woman's because
lhe chief Of the division has requested
hat only men be submitted. and the
Commission complies with the request
last year ont Of I0.2qI persons eertj-
fed 5o- appointment through the Civil
Service. and who received appointments
only -S2 we're women. and this in face
Of the fact that the women on the aver
age made q higher percentage IN me
examination thsn she men
Not womaa's Name Submitted.
Not long ago The civil Service Com
mission was called upon for ten stenog-
raphers and tyrewriters. This meant
the submission Of thirty names ot sue
cessful applicants, who. after much
study. had passed the examination and
were on the eligible list. There we're
many women en- the eligible list Of stem
ogrsphers ana typewriters. who stood
near the tcp. but not one had her name
submitted because only men were asked
for.
This discrimination against the women
applicants for appointments in the Gov
erument service through the competi-
tive system Of the Civil Service Is not
confined 10 any particular department
but seems 10 be general. although. it !;
said. the feeling has been more pro
paunced in the Postofice Department
An Official Of enc Of the department
in talking about this movement agains
the appointment Of women IS clerk
said today.
1T Is in the interest Of The service
and also The women themselves Ever
time 2 woman is appointed 70 clerk
ship in enc OF the departments she les
sens The chance Of marriage fer her
self and deprives some worthy man
the chance 10 take unto himself viz
and raise family. Ana n addition
that the men make far better clerks
They complain less. do more work an
work overtime If need be withet
grumbling
Applications Less in Number.
When it becomes generally know
that the women do not stand as muc
chance as formerly in the matter Of Sc
curing Government position throug
the medium Of a Civil Service examina
ton IL is believed that there viii be
preceptible falling Of ii the number {
women applicants and correspondin
increase among the men applicant
Figures furnished by the Civil SeryiC
Commission show gradual falling 0
in the number OF women appointed
The classified service during the past 1e
years, and If this continues at the pre-.
ent ratio il viii be but a few year
when nc woman VIII be certified for al
p0intment 20 any position in the class
fed service except those 10 which Z
men are appointed