THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1496, 19 July 1912, Page 6

THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN.

Sir, —Not a few women are vjondering at the lack of gumption displayed by the liile Government: in excluding 'women from a place on the commissions spt up rcjjardins education nnfl coM nf living. SuivlytUe women were entitled to a pla~o on Kir.ii of thsso! I m\!?t voice a pvok>i. aswinst Mis foolish and false opinions givrtii by one. wihic.-.s on (!v? question of ■equal rav for • equal work, irrespective if fez. It ii the value of the work done..'

not the circumstances of the person doing it that should be considered. Carry his pernicious doctrine to its full extent and you will have to penalise the man who is married, but' has ho children, ond inslitiilo a searching inquiry into the <-o niesfcic details of nuilp applicants for any position in tho educational world. It 's obvious lint a marricdyman with a irifo crippled with delicate, lroulth and no family may be in a much worse position fi. i:anciaily than a man blessed v:ilh a capable thrifty wife who is a good manager, even though there might bo a largo family. Nature don-i not make a woman feel cold nml hunger any less than a man, ami civilisation does not make her less responsible to comfortable surroundings. Out upon such male .selfishness. Again I say in fixing the pay the value of the work done is the only logical consideration. Lot us hope Mrs .Masspy. and his parly will not prove so oblivious of the claims of tho women electors.—l am, etc., A WOMAN.