SINGLE WOMEN AND LABOUR

Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 102, 27 October 1945, Page 6

SINGLE WOMEN AND LABOUR

Sir, —I was glad to read that Mr. Poison had asked for a discussion in Parliament on the question of wartime controls, and I trust that the question of control still exercised by the Directer of National Service on single girls from 20 to 30 years of age will be gone

into. This was surely only introduced as a war emergency, and it is most unfair that this small percentage of the population should still have to suffer overpowering restrictions in the methods of their living. A number of these girls have been man-powered to jobs which are distasteful to them, while others have been fortunate enough to escape. Surely any girl who has been compelled to work under man-power for a year or longer should be released and replaced by others who have not been caught.—l am, etc., A PRIVATE FIRM. Sir, —I see that a correspondent has brought forward the subject of single women and man-power control. I also have -been directed into essential in-di-try. Although out of the age group "Twenty-four" mentions, I am still subject to man-power regulations. I was informed women over 30 years are not now being directed to take up empljyment, although the power to make such direction remains. To leave my present employment I have to obtain written permission from the District Man-power Officer. From this letter "Twenty-four" can see that her age group is not the only group of women which wants to get back into positions of their own choice and can only do so if the man-power authorities wish to grant permission.—I am, etc., THIRTY-FOUR.