Evening star., 1922-10-29
WAR TO GET EQUAL
RIGHTS IN POSTS
Women Issue Call for Forma-
ton of Council to Assist
Battles.
PREJUDICE is CHARGED
Mrs. Isabelle Kendig Gill Asserts
Civil Service Exam" Is Less
Strict for Men.
PREJUDICE is CHARGED

Woman government workers are
on the warpath to- demand equality
of treatment in every department.
At meeting in the National
Woman's Party headquarters Friday
night, which was concluded in the
small hours Of the following day.
hundreds of female employees of the
United States government ignited a
fuse that may explode a bomb.
Mrs. Isabelle Kendig Gill. member
ship secretary of the Woman's Party,
won the house Immediately after the
meeting opened, when she issued d
call this week for the formation of a
government workers council. 10
counteract she said. the system Of
discriminating against women in
civil service appointments and pro-
motions. This action was the re-
suit of many complaints presented TO
her by woman employees. she said.
Temporary chairmen from each gov
ernment department were elected, a
plan of organization was discussed
and a platform adopted
Demands Sexless Rating.
I'VE demand" says the platform.
that all examinations in the civil
service shall be open to women ON
equal terms with men: that a single
register shall be kept of men and
women from which appointments are
made in the order of rating, regard
less of sex, and that no new examina-
tion shall be held until this eligible
list must be supplemented.
THAT women shall no longer be
excluded from executive. administra-
tive and high-salaried positions and
that there shall be no discrimina- i
tions against women in (a) appoint
ment. co. assignment, (c) title,
(dD promotion. (e) salary.
That there shall be a special board
or committee in every subdivision of
each department and independent or
ganization. on which women shall
have equal representation with men
to fix salaries and to pass on all re-
organization appointments. assign
ments, ratings, promotions, demo-
tions, transfers and dismissals;
That there shall be no discrimina-
ton against women because of mar
riage"
"Incessant Drfve' Urged.
Mrs. Gill contended that the forma-
tion of the Government Workers
Council would make a group strong
enough to sweep away the traditional
prejudices against women and that
only an incessant drive in this direc-
ton could change conditions. She
also said she had reason to believe
from the correspondence that has
come to her that determinations
begin at the examinations and that
she had learned that a woman's papers
are marked with strictness that q
mans papers are not. She then gave
the following instances Of discrimi-
through the questionable sent out
by the woman's party:
When a woman was eligible for
advancement she was fefused the
appointment because she was told
that men would fail to work under a
woman; that the higher paid work
was not given to women; that ad-
ministrative positions were denied;
that there wefe many Determinations
in regard to promotions and salaries;
that men holding the same positions
and doing the same work were paid
more money; that the chief discrimi-
nation against women was due to
the "old-fashioned standards OF
chiefs as well as to the low ideals
of many Of the modern women, which
resulted in dishonest service" and
that women were not given the same
opportunity to hold the best positions
even rsn merit warranted.