Arizona republican., 1918-09-01
WOMEN \ SUCCESS
 IN FACTORY WORK

companies of the country which has employed women to do work formerly done by men, the United States Tire company has carefully observed the work or Its women tire makers, with a view to ascertaining their efficiency and the special conditions which must be provided if their work is to brng a maximum of results,
 We have already learned that one point always to be kept in mind is that a manufacturer cannot rush pro- duction with female labor The pro- cess Of speeding up and constantly urging the female laborer to greater efforts has been found to be entirely wrong. Women will not stand being hurried and will become nervous and irritable. A foreman can ask man to speed up and keep after him, and the man will be none the worse for his more strenuous efforts, as he will take things coolly. but women quickly give way under such conditions to a display of nerves
 In our employment of women. the state laws regulating hours and fac tory conditions are rigidly observed. | and in addition to this careful atten- tion IS given to the safety and com | fort Of the women. The health of the women is not affected by the nature of | the work they do. as there are no chemicals to contend with and no wo- men are put on work which requires excessive strain.
 In building tires these women do no heavy lifting but there is constant l play of the muscles of the body and arms which, if not overdone, furnishes healthful exercise. The only bad eff fleets that we have observed among the female employees results from standing at work for too long a period. This excessive standing occasionally causez a woman to drop out because of trOu-
 ble with the feet, legs or back. But this trouble is not confined entirely to
 women, as nearly an equal number of men quit for the same cause. The work rooms are light and airy and the great est pains are taken to keep them spot
 lessly clean.
 When We first started to employ wo-
 men. it was a source of surprise and
 eradication to us to note the business
 like, earnest and painStaking manner
 in which they attacked the work. They
 seemed to be more interested in learn ing than the new male employees and
 appeared to grasp the work more read
 ily This quickness to learn has con-
 tinued to manifest itself and we find
 that women factory workers, upon be-
 ing placed on any operation which re-
 quireS manual skill and deXterity, vii
 grasp the work more quickly than mer
 and will progress faster in the initia ! stage of learning.
 We have noted, however, that al though the men are somewhat slower in learning new operations, they will d
 the end of six weeks or two month: have speeded up their work to sucf an extent, that the individual output O. a man will surpass that of a woman
 On an average, the ultimate limit of woman's capacity appears to be abou : 15 to so per cent of d mans capacity. 9 We pay the women tire makers eX
 actly the same piece rate as men ar
 paid on the same operations, but tn ! hourly rate of the women when the, start is slightly less than that of th | men, When they have attained pro c ficiency, women in our factory earl = first class wages.
 Our experience shows that womel take as much interest in their work d c men, and that they work steadily an are not inclined to change from on y position to another. To bring abou | this condition, it is necessary, 0 Il course, that the foreman be inteli n gent and make the employees fully sat isfied. If the foreman gives the wo
 men proper instructions and takes a
 interest in their work, the employe 1T show quick responsive interest an V loyalty.
 c In mattersf of discipline, we show n
 distinction between male and femal IS employees. Men and women work to g. gether in the same rooms and ther e have been no annoying incidents. Tn l. women are of a surprisingly high-typ l. of intelligence and responsibility, an | have won the respect of everyone
 the factories. No singing, loud talkin o or foolng is permitted at any time. 70 The experiment of trying women g e inspectors has proved a success. I'll Q. girls will work under women inspect |. ors as readily as under men. but muc se depends of course, upon the perso Ill who is doing the supervising. If tf le woman is fair and square and has
 firmness tempered by kindlness, sf
 will be just as effective as male il pr spector. The aim at all times shou r. be to keep the tone of the factor
 businesslike