Evening star., 1942-12-18
Fun-Time War Work
For Women Urged in
New owl Booklet
Survey Of Situation
Soys Volunteer Jobs
Should Be 'SideIine'

American women should plan on
full-time war work with volunteer
Jobs as "sidelines," the magazine
section of the ONCE of War Infor-
nation said today a 45-page book
let released for public distribution,
entitled WAR Jobs for Women"
The booklet is the first publication
since the war to give in concentrated
form the types of war jobs available
to women now and in the coming
year.
Breaking down jobs into those
with the Government, those in war
industries, business and the pro-
fessions and volunteer posts, the
booklet points out that shortages of
labor power are still localized.
Nearby Cities Listed.
Washington is given as-one of the
labor shortage areas along with
Eikton, Perryville and Cumberland,
Md, and Hampton Roads, Va.
Twenty-one other cities in States
ranging from California to New
York and Massachusetts, to Missis-
sippi are listed as industrial areas
with substantial opportunities"
Predicting that 100000 women
will be added to the labor force by
the end of 1943, bringing to 10000 900
the total number of women en-
ployed, the booklet points out that
the bulk of these new workers will
come from the Nations $4,000 900
non-farm housewives. Some of
these new workers will have to be
mothers of young children since
there are only 100000 housewives
who do not have children under
16. Nursery schools and after
school programs are necessity, the
booklet points out, as are adequate
pregnancy leave provisions for wom-
en- in war industry.
The largest employer
among the war industries is am
munition, including artillery and
small arms. Women can perform
from 10 to 80 per cent of the jobs
In these plants. The estimate is
that two-thirds of workers in am
munition may be women soon.
100000 Now at Work.
At this time 100000 women are
employed. Tremendous increases in
the percentage of woman workers
were made in 1912. and are pre-
dicted for 1943, in aircraft, the elec-
trical industry. machinery, tool and
die, and in the pharmaceutical in
dustry.
More spectacular is the work that
former housewives, stenographers
and sales girls are doing at Aber-
deem Md Proving Grounds, where
they test out anti-aircraft and ma
chine guns, drive tanks and run Is
ton cranes.
The need for women In farm Ia
Dor is stressed, as is the shortage
existing in the communications in
dustry.
Nursery Specialists Sought.
Among professionals. the nursery
school specialist and child psychol-
ogist will soon find her special
training in great demand" the
booklet states. Well-known short
ages are also existing in medicine,
nursing, and teaching in elementary
and secondary schools.
Despite the need of training
courses for woman industrial work.
ers, only 100000 out of 100000
trainees in the Federal Vocational
Training for War Program have
been women. 1t was expected, how
ever. 100000 women would be train
ing this month.
Women in the armed forces,
Army and Navy nurses. the WAACS,
WAVES and WAAFS are mentioned
as examples Of the most direct type
of war work.
Equal Pay Hailed.
Pay for various jobs in Govern
n1ent, industry and the professions
Is listed In some cases. The War
Labor Boards stated principle that
women should get equal pay for
equal work is cited as "a great ad-
vance over the situation in the last
war"
In the section on volunteer work
nurses aides are mentioned as the
service needing women most. Other
volunteer jobs in civilian defense
and civilian mobilization are listed
The booklet, however, ends on this
full-time note:
ITS Woman's war now. No dis
cussion Of the work of the woman