A Look Back on How Far Women Have Come. The Sep/Oct 2007 issue of Savvy & Sage excerpts a 1943 "Guide to Hiring Women" written for male supervisors during WWII. There are 11 tips "on getting more efficiency out of women employees" that
include:
1. Hire young, married women: "They usually have more of a sense of
responsibility than their unmarried sisters." The article also
explains the "young, marrieds" are generally less flirtatious.
2. Try to hire younger than older: "Older women who have never
contacted the public have a hard time adapting themselves and are
inclined to be cantankerous and fussy."
3. "Husky" girls are "more even tempered and efficient."
4. Make sure each woman you hire has a physical exam that covers
"female conditions."
5. Emphasize the value of timely, speedy service. Crack down on the
clock.
6. Give each woman worker a plan for her day. "Numerous properties
say that women make excellent workers when they have their jobs cut
out for them, but that they lack initiative."
7. If possible vary the tasks throughout the day.
8. Provide "an adequate number of rest periods during the day,"
allowing for "feminine psychology" as well as reapplying lipstick.
9. "Never ridicule a woman-it breaks her spirit and cuts off her
efficiency."
10. Don't swear.
11. "Get enough variety in operators' uniforms so that each girl can
have a proper fit. This point can't be stressed too much in keeping
women happy."
Author: Ellen Sherberg, Publisher of the St. Louis Business Journal
include:
1. Hire young, married women: "They usually have more of a sense of
responsibility than their unmarried sisters." The article also
explains the "young, marrieds" are generally less flirtatious.
2. Try to hire younger than older: "Older women who have never
contacted the public have a hard time adapting themselves and are
inclined to be cantankerous and fussy."
3. "Husky" girls are "more even tempered and efficient."
4. Make sure each woman you hire has a physical exam that covers
"female conditions."
5. Emphasize the value of timely, speedy service. Crack down on the
clock.
6. Give each woman worker a plan for her day. "Numerous properties
say that women make excellent workers when they have their jobs cut
out for them, but that they lack initiative."
7. If possible vary the tasks throughout the day.
8. Provide "an adequate number of rest periods during the day,"
allowing for "feminine psychology" as well as reapplying lipstick.
9. "Never ridicule a woman-it breaks her spirit and cuts off her
efficiency."
10. Don't swear.
11. "Get enough variety in operators' uniforms so that each girl can
have a proper fit. This point can't be stressed too much in keeping
women happy."
Author: Ellen Sherberg, Publisher of the St. Louis Business Journal
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