Tag Archives: employment
men and boys
If the editors of 1980 – not that long ago – could blithely segregate the men and boys sections from the women and girls sections, it makes me wonder what kind of gender blinkers we still have today. Continue reading
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1943 guide to hiring women
And in a similar vein to A. R. Taysom and his women trade commissioners (question mark), we have the 1943 Guide to Hiring Women. I feel a little more kindly to the writers of this article, mainly, I think, because … Continue reading
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women trade commissioners?
This little gem from the Australian Government archives is hilarious. It starts off, “Women Trade Commissioners?” with a big question mark. The minute, written in 1963 by a (Mr) A. R. Taysom, goes on to list all the reasons of … Continue reading
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