SHORTAGE OF WOMEN
NEEDS OF SERVICES COMPULSION PROPOSED (Reed. Aug. 20, 10 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 19. Mr. R. C. Assheton, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Service, announced that the Government intends, if necessary, to exercise its compulsory powers to force women to join the services. Emphasising the serious shortage of woman-power, he said that Britain was reaching a point where it would be very difficult to satisfy all the important labour needs. He blamed parents in many cases for influencing girls against joining the services.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20639, 20 August 1941, Page 5
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87SHORTAGE OF WOMEN Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20639, 20 August 1941, Page 5
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