Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-02-26
Clubs Organizations Called Upon
To Aid Recruiting OF Womanpower
Government
Tells Need
Of Workers

WASHINGTON, d. G. -(SNS)-
Women's clubs and organizations
today were asked by the National
Women's Advisory Committee OF
the War ManOower Commission to
aid III recruiting women in all The
areas of employment in which they
are now needed. VINO estimates
that by July /, the nations work.
ing foce of women will reach the
record total of 18,7G0000 or 900 600
more than were employed in July,
1943.
Pointing out that wOmen'S corps
of the various armed services are
falling far short of their enlist
ment quotas, and that many thou
sands of women also are needed
in areas of labor shortage, the hd-
visory Committee meeting in
Washington today urged Wonlen's
organizations to undertake the re-
cruitment job as major war ef-
fort
WORK WITH USES
Miss Margaret Hickey, commit
tee chairman, in making the re-
quest advised the wOmen's Organl-
cations to gear their efforts to the
employment needs and patterns Of
the VINO areas throughout the
nation Each organization takino
part in the recruitment effort will
be urged to tie its program to that
of the local office of the WINGS
United States Employment Serv-
ice. This will avoid duplication of
effort as the USES knows when
and where women are needed and
had full knowledge of the types of
employment that are open, the
chairman said.
"All planning and operation of
these campaigns should be done in
cooperation with The local offices
of USES" Miss Hickey said.
This can be done most effect
lively by establishing overall COM
munity womanpower committees,
composed of women experienced in
employment fields and having
knowledge of community problems
which affect employment These
committees can perform a vital
war service by conducting educa-
tional programs which will bring
into the labor market women who
lack confidence in themselves. who
are unwilling to do the Jobs for
which they are most needed or who
simply fail to understand that in
many communities there is great
need for their service.
MANY CONFUSED
Many women in labor shortage
areas are confused because they
hear that women are being eis-
placed from war production in
some other areas where labor is
more plentiful. Completion Of con-
tracts and other causes are caus-
ing partial displacement of wom-
en- workers in some areas and in
some lines lof employment. This
may mean the need for woman Ia
Dor will decrease in some areas,
but the need for such help will
continue to increase in the nation
as a whole.
ut is unfortunate that women
are not always available where
they are most needed In areas
where war production is centered
and in which labor shortages hat
urally exist. community facilities.
such as housing, transportation,
medical and child care are SO ov-
erburdened as to make it unde-
sirable to bring in more new work
erS.
"TheSe local womanpower COM
mitteeS. working in close coopera-
ton with government agencies.
can do much to encourage many
women in such communities to
make up their minds that they
must enter the local labor market.
If local women go to work in
areas of labor shortage they will
make it unnecessary to import
more help and thus add to the
problem of overcrowded commune
ties Miss Hickey added
The Women's Advisory Commit
tee has just released to national
organizations of women q pamph-
let, 1.-THE Wartime Responsibility of
Women's Organizations" 1t sets
forth the need for forming COM
munity committees of women, es-
pecially in areas of labor shortage
and special employment problems.