New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-20
a Distinguished South American Discovers
the Important Fact That Our S11@ragisGs
Are Young and Good Looking.
AS DISTINGUISHED from English Women.
Country, Argentina. There Isn't a
Single Suffragist. Yet Women Get
Equal Pay with Men.
By Lucy Hufnker.

=, ceive equal pay with men II they didn't
work. That was q paradox. indeed
Mr.. Aldao smiled a pleased little
smile, as ne went on 70 tell me that he
was the first man IN Buenos Ayres to
give women employment in an Office.
didn't blame him For that pleased smile.
think he may we'll be proud Of the
fact.
"You see In our country women don't
work outside the home, as they do In
yours" said Mr.. Aldao. ooh, of course,
they do some kinds Of work, like clerk
ing IN stores. But they have never
been employed IN Offices. In our Office
we have ten or twelve women working
oil the time. There are some women
stenogrsphers and bookkeepers In the
governmental Offices, too. But don't
believe there Is another offios in our
city which has women in t."
Allow did you come to do such an
original thing as to employ women ?"
asked. I felt that perhaps that ques-
ton was trihe impolitc, but then one
always feels that ones manners are
not of the best when talking TO a Span
lard.
There are many things I have
learned from your great country" he
said. land one OF them is to adr-ire the
business ability of women"
II was my turn to bow TO him.
Women Better Workers Than Men.
49," be went on, Several years ago
we took O number Of women into our
Office as stenographers, clerks and
bookkeepers. And / want 70 say that I
think women are better workers than
men"
"Ars you sure you are not saying
that to be complimentary ?" I asked.
Every sure" he replied. 81 think
women have more character than men,
they are moro reliable and have a
greater sense Of responsibility. And
they will work hard"
"Why haven't other firms followed
your example II It has proved such a
good thing TO have women in an offlce?"
zone reason has been that the wom-
en- haven't prepared themselves to work.
You see life In our country is-what do
you call It? easier than II Is here. No
body works so hard perhaps. Things
cost loss, So girls have stayed at home.
But now we know, too, something Of
what your phrase about the high cost
Of living means, and 80 sometimes II Is
hard for man to support his daugh-
ters as he would wish. And some girls
are beginning to think they'd rather
work outside the home than in IT, You
understand, Of course, I'm not saying
the women Of Argentina have been lazy
and done nothing. They have worked,
but they have done IL at homo. They
have sewod. they have embroidered.
they have cooked, they have done such
things and left the business to men.
at is Just recently that business
college for women has been opened IN
Buenos Ayres. A large number Of girls
arc enrolled and l think Il won't be
long before I'll have 70 quit boasting
that our firm is the only one which
employs women"
The next question wanted TO ask
felt quite sure was rude. Still l had
70 know the answer. 30 said. rs gently
as I could, "But why did you say
women receive equal pay with men II
they don't work.
what difference docs Il mako how