"How many women in Christchurch are on school committees?" asked Mr. J. H. Howell, Director of the Technical College, in an address before the Creche and Kindergarten Associations at Christchurch. Proceeding, Mr. Howell commented on the surprising fact that in New Zealand the influence of women was little felt in educational matters, and compared tho position with that of England, which, in so far as suffrage was concerned, was so far behind the Dominion. Education particularly was a matter which concerned the whole race, women as well as men, and yet it was a foct that in Now Zealand, where women were in possession of the vote, education was almost entirely under the domination of men. In conclusion, Mr. Howell said that it would be easy for women to obtain seats on school committees, where their work would be very beneficial. There was no woman on the Education Board, though by the generosity of the City Council one Bat on the Technical School Board.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 71, 23 March 1918, Page 16
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