First, the author suggests that married women are more responsible than unmarried women and they are “less likely to be flirtatious.” The assumption that responsibility and marriage are complementary is doubtful, as women who are single are the ones who don’t have the security of a second income. Ellen Voie CAE President/CEO Women In Trucking, Inc
Many of the tips concern a woman’s physical needs. “Give every girl an adequate number of rest periods during the day,” the author writes. The extra breaks allow her to wash her hands more often and apply fresh lipstick and tidy her hair so she can have more confidence and be more efficient. By allowing women to rotate to different jobs during the day, they will be happier and less nervous than staying in one position all the time.
How to hire women An excerpt from a 1943 transportation magazine has been recently circulated through out the industry. It has been verified as a true reprint by Snopes, which claims that the author is L.H. Sanders, who wrote the article for Mass Transportation Magazine’s July issue. The intent was to assist (male) managers in choosing the right women to work in jobs formerly held by men who va- Physical exams that focus on “fecated their positions for military male conditions” is suggested in service during WWII. order to avoid lawsuits, and to uncover any mental or physical Although the author seems to be weaknesses. “Husky” girls are patronizing women, he (or she) better employees because they was probably not intending to are more efficient and even temportray females as unmotivated, pered than their thinner counterincapable and fragile as the text parts. Keeping women happy by appears. However, the eleven ensuring that their uniforms fit “helpful tips” show us how far we well is a point made by Sanders, have come in proving our ability who writes, “this point can’t be to work alongside men in many stressed too much.” occupations.