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training methods should
be offered so that a wo-
man with a sixthto eighth
grade education could
develop the necessary
i. z , j : skills.
Special To The Voice 3. Women in low-income
areas should be allowed
WW - 6 a the opportunity to ad-
JOMON ATG PFOGUCTIVG® — vercete supervisory
a 2 positions. Employers
: , should supplement the
BY Mrs. Margaret Grant cost of aAnitonat educ-
ation needed to perform |
(Mrs. Grant is an aide at the East Central EOA Neigh- the job. I recommend
borhood Service Center. She =!so serves as one of a job training center to
Economic Opportunity Atlanfa‘s Vovunteer Information equip women for decént
People.) jobs, : 5
W an do any of the same jobs now done by men Wome ake center a
™m .
If caaplovers wauld conlert pola oa rete job aueae. ace eee oe
tions or methods suitable to female labor they would find
that womencould produce as wel!as men. During World War
Il, with the menaway, womenperformed many jobs normally
thought of as primarily for men.
Most of the heads of house .
hold in ghetto areas are wo- Some .of these may sound
men and because ofthisthey heavyor dirty but we always
make better employees. had to. de some dirty works,
They tend to be on time and -sempetiailly those of us who
be more dependable due to live in low-income areas.
their responsibility to their - | Most young women in the
families. ghetto desire jobs such as
There are women who secretaries, cashiers, file
have beenknown to stay on clerks, but because of the
jobs 20 or more years even lack of skills and personal
without a decent salary. qualities, they cannot qualify
Kitchen helpers and other for the job. ©
domestics often times work
10 or 12 hours per day for I propose the following:
six days including Saturday
or Sunday on jobs which off- 1. Employers should lower
er no opportunity for ad- requirements as to the
vancement and for this, they experience and skills for
make only about $1.15 per some Clerical jobs. For
hour. Therefore training is example, if aclerk typist
very essential for those in job requires anapplicant
low-income jobs. Some of 40 words a minute anda
the current training prog- promising applicant
rams have not proved suc- types 35, she should be
cessful. ' given a strong consider- ~
There are jobs that women ation.
can perform as wellas men: . For jobsinindustry such
Watch repairer, power and as T.V., Radio andwatch
sewing machine operators, repairing, operation of
shipping clerks and even machines, and furniture
automobile mechanics, repairing simplified
a
be offered so that a wo-
man with a sixthto eighth
grade education could
develop the necessary
i. z , j : skills.
Special To The Voice 3. Women in low-income
areas should be allowed
WW - 6 a the opportunity to ad-
JOMON ATG PFOGUCTIVG® — vercete supervisory
a 2 positions. Employers
: , should supplement the
BY Mrs. Margaret Grant cost of aAnitonat educ-
ation needed to perform |
(Mrs. Grant is an aide at the East Central EOA Neigh- the job. I recommend
borhood Service Center. She =!so serves as one of a job training center to
Economic Opportunity Atlanfa‘s Vovunteer Information equip women for decént
People.) jobs, : 5
W an do any of the same jobs now done by men Wome ake center a
™m .
If caaplovers wauld conlert pola oa rete job aueae. ace eee oe
tions or methods suitable to female labor they would find
that womencould produce as wel!as men. During World War
Il, with the menaway, womenperformed many jobs normally
thought of as primarily for men.
Most of the heads of house .
hold in ghetto areas are wo- Some .of these may sound
men and because ofthisthey heavyor dirty but we always
make better employees. had to. de some dirty works,
They tend to be on time and -sempetiailly those of us who
be more dependable due to live in low-income areas.
their responsibility to their - | Most young women in the
families. ghetto desire jobs such as
There are women who secretaries, cashiers, file
have beenknown to stay on clerks, but because of the
jobs 20 or more years even lack of skills and personal
without a decent salary. qualities, they cannot qualify
Kitchen helpers and other for the job. ©
domestics often times work
10 or 12 hours per day for I propose the following:
six days including Saturday
or Sunday on jobs which off- 1. Employers should lower
er no opportunity for ad- requirements as to the
vancement and for this, they experience and skills for
make only about $1.15 per some Clerical jobs. For
hour. Therefore training is example, if aclerk typist
very essential for those in job requires anapplicant
low-income jobs. Some of 40 words a minute anda
the current training prog- promising applicant
rams have not proved suc- types 35, she should be
cessful. ' given a strong consider- ~
There are jobs that women ation.
can perform as wellas men: . For jobsinindustry such
Watch repairer, power and as T.V., Radio andwatch
sewing machine operators, repairing, operation of
shipping clerks and even machines, and furniture
automobile mechanics, repairing simplified
a