The Washington times., 1920-08-09
Should Married Woman Work?
Should q Working Woman Marry?
Mother of Children Should
Not Go Into Business
Child Needs Care.

that that time never arrives. She
usually Keeps at the wheel with
him through many years.
Il believe man likes TO feel
that woman is dependent upon
him. And wherever IL Is possible
for the woman TO enjoy such de
pendence without actual suffering.
| think II is better for the woman
10 remain In the home and let the
man make the living for the two
or more. as the case may be-
Mrs. Katharine OKane, Of the Sci
entifc Vocational Bureau. who ham
dies each day dozens OF applicants
for positions, says the married
woman Ia much more efficient than
the single woman.
"In the first place. when mar
ried woman works il is usually be-
cause she is ambitious. This is
more than can be said for a great
number OF the single girls who are
in business. To them business Is
merely stepping stone to matri-'
mony,' and something to tide them
over until the right man comes
along and offers his heart and his
home.
THE married woman is working
with an idea of working up. / find
that she takes "A keener interest in
the business OF her employer.
For one thing her mind isn't
filled with romantic ideas about
beaux and dancing. And for an
other thing she knows men better,
and because OF her knowledge of
their psychology she is better able
to cope with "A man in business
eli Ina tn
the personal side than can the un-
married girl"
Mrs. Abby Scott Baker. we'll
known militant suffragette, said: II
do not see how there could possibly
be any excuse for the indiscriminate
releasing of married women. A per-
son, man or woman, should be
judged by his efficiency and not
standard of whether he is married
or single.
81 do not believe that marriage
should be penalized. and that is
about all the proposition amounts
to. The married woman must neces-
essarlly have broader understand
ing than the single woman. Natur-
ally with such understanding she
- becomes more efficient. l think il
is absurd TO even talk of general
discharging OF married women. sole
ly on the grounds that they are
married"
Miss Ethel NJ. Smith, legislative
secretary OF the National Woman's
Trade Union, believes that before
the question of discharging mar
ried women is discussed, the prop
osition of discharging single men
who do not need their salaries
should be looked into.
1.-THE announcement by the rail-
roads that they will lay off a large
number of employees is challenged
by the workers" said Miss Smith.
First, because. like other stop
pages of productions by the em-
ployers nowadays. 1t is inconsist-s
tent with the universal demand for-
more production.
THE workers are blamed IL they
strike for higher wages TO keep
pace with the cost of living, but
the employers stop production ap-
parently in order to keep prices
high.
But IL lay-off is necessary,
the Woman's National Trade Union
stands for no discrimination. 1t is
a matter of commop humanity to
let those who need wages least go
free. This applies 10 men as well
as women.
MANY young men, sons OF
wealthy fathers, do not need their
wages. Nevertheless they keep
their jobs. On the other hand. a
married woman who wants to keep
her job probably needs that job.
'If married women who do not
need their wages are to be laid off
then eo hou1d the vounQ men who
do not need theirs. The thing
should be done impartially, ir-
respective of sex. and without pen
atty to any woman because she is
married"