IN TIME OF CRISIS

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 76, 31 March 1931, Page 13

IN TIME OF CRISIS

WHAT IS WOMAN'S PLACE ?

Mrs. Eleaitor Glencross, a. very prominent woman in. Australian civic politics, spoke at the Feminist Club in Sydney on 'Woman's Place in a Political Crisis." She- gave a clear idea of tho ways in which she saw that the counsel of women would be of groat value at present. The economic situation pressed so heavily on women, and they were, practically, the ones who had to mako what money there was go round as far as possible. Yet they had no control of anything, nor any real "say"' in what was to be done toremedy matters. Women wore usually "constitutional" people, and "would advocate as peaceful methods as possible, but, she remarked, "Men expect us to be super-women, bofore they will even think of giving us equal rights. . . .

They also control numerous ways of blocking us from getting into politics."

Mrs. Gloncross urged .the establishment of a Board of Food Control on which there should be mi equal number of women and men. . She spoke of the "food barrows" which' are a feature of economical life and which fill a useful purpose, bringing fruit and other food within reach of small purses, but which, she considered, only allowed "starvation profits" to those who run them. These people needed help, and there were a number of other ways iv which the pressure on families could be lessened if the counsels of women wore permitted and followed.

It was mentioned as a most disappointing, thing that'"the "All-For-Australia" League had excluded women from any oxecutive' .position. It was suggested as a possibility that the women would form a league of their own, and endeavour to make it sufficiently strong to force a certain amount of control where they felt it waa urgently needed.