The Washington times., 1918-07-03
The Woman
Manager
She Is Often Success
full Where the Man
Fails.
By Eleanor Gilbert,

Authsr Of srThs AnbIt1ous wSaAl
In BusIneaa.S
~ o you know what 10 gofnG to
IL be the biggest new ODpor-
tunity for trained business
womsn7 Managing women work
ers.
For years there has been mur-
muHngs Of protest from energetic
women who o-hHve wished for exeeu-
tive positions. but who complained
that they were, not given any oppor-
tunity to manage women. But now
that opportunity Is coming with
tremendous force. There is de-
mand for women who can manage
workers. There is still greater de-
mAnd for women who know how
to select workers-who can become
what Is called employment mana
gers"
Large sums arc wasted each year
By every nrm because Incompetent
people ale hired. must be dismissed
and others Il md to replace them
That takes time. II costs much
money to dismiss = worker. ind an
othe- and train the second worker.
The one way to cut down this
tremendous waste Is to have .
competent person select from the
applicants for a Job the people who
will At the Job and will stay 1t
work. So important - this work
that some OF the colleges are Civ
ing special courses to train women
for just this task.
It IL fob which mature
women, or women with exception
ally good business training. should
be able to handle very effectively.
College women with some business
experience should md this an In
terestIng occupation. offering most
unusual opportunity for great SER
vice. both in fitting people to Jobs
they will like and stick TO. and In
preventing the greatest waste In
industry-'hoaters."
But aren't men handling these
managerial jobs7 VIII women be
offered these posts at the same pay
as men?"
One OF the curious discoveries
which men have made now that
women by the thousands are pour
ing into new Industrial fields u
that women can manage women
better than men. II is true that
in Offices girls will often object
10 being ''bossed" by q woman, but
for managing large numbers Of
women, a momRn OF intelligence 10
infinitely more patient. more tact
full. more sympathetic.
A woman quite naturally under
stands the need for encouragement.
for sympathy. for help which the
girl workers need. and II Is only the
unframed. Unintelligent woman who
antagonIzes her employees instead
Of winning their confidence
In one of the English plants
where large numbers Of women are
employed 1t is the custom of the
management to give printed hints"
to foremen who are IN charge OF
women workerA Here are = few of
them:
1-Rsmember that women are
more conscientious than men. so do
not give them more work than you
expect them to do.
2-Remember that women are
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rot issue any orders that need not
be obeyed-
3-Remember that women have .
great respect for authority: but
they will hate you ~ you are rude
and despise you II you swear.
4-Remember that women are not
used to being treated As numberL
they expect courteGy and should
always receive II.
~Remembsr that q woman win
work much better IL she 10 happy
and among people she Ikea
The management Of women 10 q
big and worthy study for anyone
who is truly sympathetic and has q
keen desire to be of great service
IN business ra:ier than merely use
hAE Iark a. = naAAaS af livelihood