CWS530

Someone I know in the HR field forwarded this to me. He ran across it while doing research for a consulting project. Can you believe something like this was actually published!?!

1943 Guide to Hiring Women

*The following is an excerpt from the July 1943 issue of Transportation
Magazine. This was written for male supervisors of women in the work
force during World War II.

"Eleven Tips on Getting More Efficiency Out of Women Employees: There's
no longer any question whether transit companies should hire women for
jobs formerly held by men. The draft and manpower shortage has settled
that point. The important things now are to select the most efficient
women available and how to use them to the best advantage.

Here are eleven helpful tips on the subject from Western Properties:

1. Pick young married women. They usually have more of a sense of
responsibility than their unmarried sisters, they're less likely to be
flirtatious, they need the work or they wouldn't be doing it, they still
have the pep and interest to work hard and to deal with the public
efficiently.

2. When you have to use older women, try to get ones who have worked
outside the home at some time in their lives. Older women who have never
contacted the public have a hard time adapting themselves and are
inclined to be cantankerous and fussy. It's always well to impress upon
older women the importance of friendliness and courtesy.

3. General experience indicates that "husky" girls - those who are just
a little on the heavy side - are more even tempered and efficient than
their underweight sisters.

4. Retain a physician to give each woman you hire a special physical
examination - one covering female conditions. This step not only
protects the property against the possibilities of lawsuit, but reveals
whether the employee-to-be has any female weaknesses which would make
her mentally or physically unfit for the job.

5. Stress at the outset the importance of time the fact that a minute or
two lost here and there makes serious inroads on schedules. Until this
point is gotten across, service is likely to be slowed up.

6. Give the female employee a definite day-long schedule of duties so
that they'll keep busy without bothering the management for instructions
every few minutes. Numerous properties say that women make excellent
workers when they have their jobs cut out for them, but that they lack
initiative in finding work themselves.

7. Whenever possible, let the inside employee change from one job to
another at some time during the day. Women are inclined to be less
nervous and happier with change.

8. Give every girl an adequate number of rest periods during the day.
You have to make some allowances for feminine psychology. A girl has
more confidence and is more efficient if she can keep her hair tidied,
apply fresh lipstick and wash her hands several times a day.

9. Be tactful when issuing instructions or in making criticisms. Women
are often sensitive; they can't shrug off harsh words the way men do.
Never ridicule a woman - it breaks her spirit and cuts off her
efficiency.

10. Be reasonably considerate about using strong language around women.
Even though a girl's husband or father may swear vociferously, she'll
grow to dislike a place of business where she hears too much of this.

11. Get enough size variety in operator's uniforms so that each girl can
have a proper fit. This point can't be stressed too much in keeping
women "happy."

theXman

Wow.

vrondados

i like husky women too , thats politically correct

luigi524td

See .. .. some things never change ... size is important!!

theXman

I prefer young unmarried women myself as they're more likely to be flirtatious.

PraiseTheLowered

lol wait are you saying they dont use this anymore?

i know we do in the army haha

melimel

number 8 makes me wanna slap someone

Rudy

Just make sure you do it after one of the rest periods so that your hands are freshly washed!

Rudy

And in case anyone doubts the authenticity of this guide, here are actual images of the magazine cover and article...





And here's the link to snopes.com that states it's true:
http://www.snopes.com/language/docum...gwomen.asp#add

CWS530

Thanks Rudy. I didn't realize my credibility was so bad!