The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-21
INFORMATION & EDUCATION SERVICE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
EDUCATIONAL DIVISION
WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON

fees of the Employment Service
were detailed to the offices of large
plants where women workers were be-
ing laid off In other cases a still
more thorough cooperation between
employer and the service was eff
fected. The woman examiner was
| furnished a list of women workers
before their release, with descrip-
ton of their qualifications. Then"
said one little woman, "by extra
work, long distance telephoning, and
so forth. we were ready to place all
these women without the least delay
It's been hectic time for us in the
Service. but it's worth all the eff
fort to know there aren't any women
in Ohio who are jobless and hungry,
so far as we know"
Similar reports come from other
States. In Virginia. where the En-
ployment Service has counted itself
primarily a mans affair, because of
the thousands of men needed at Nor
folk, Hopewell, and other war CEN
tiers. the after-the-war survey just
made has shown surprising number
of opportunities for women. One big
war contractor has turned all his war
profits into plant engagements.
When seen last week he was eager to
have women operatives sent to him.
my new plant is just completed" he
explained. "By good luck, I'm ready
to start commercial production with
clean slate. ! have a plant that is
modern in every respect, including
conveniences for women workers. |
can use women Immediately up to
500"
"A good many war workers are
going out of industry" examiners of
the Employment Service report from
another State. I'VE have had to comb
this region very thoroughly for the
work that had to be done An ap-
preciable number of women who had
never worked before. or women who
had not worked since marriage, say
they are going home at least for ]
time. Soldiers fiancees and wives be- ;
long in this class. of course. Then ;
there are others who simply say, Il
don't have to work for the sake of |
bread and butter. I'm not needed ;
any longer. So | am going back :
home Even if some of these wom- {
IN come back to US later, they will 7
,ome at a time when conditions are I
more stable, and when we can prob I
ably have more choice of occupation {
o offer them" the woman of the i
Service explained. c
One of the most encouraging v
Kings about the whole after-the-war '
movement of employed women and v
me to which officials of the Service r
lave given most attention. is the
lone community trend of women O.
Who want to keep on working. They -
ave been called from all the con- ~
itions that make for normal life, Just E
5 the soldiers and sailors have been. o
y the emergency. Neither the De- -
of Labor. nor the war en- >,
loyer has the power the War De- +
possesses, to demobilize its
orces at their own front doors. The
ommOn sense of the individual and
ne force of public opinion have been
elied upon largely to accomplish this
esult in the case of the women work
rs. Service officials are following
ut this policy of placing the woman
Tho continues to work either in the
community where she now is, or in
er home community, whenever pos
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A big factor in the realization of
his plan lies in the active co-opera-
on of the great women's organiza-
ons of the country, with their pow
of molding public opinion. The
'oman's Committee of the Council
National Defense, the National
eague for Women's Service, the Ma
onal Council of Women, and a num-