WOMEN TEACHERS' SALARIES.
Sir, —As a woman teacher, I wish to -• say that I think the Economy Commission's plan tor make a further differen- H tiation in the pay .of men and women primary teachers in' proportion five to '' four is .1 gross injustice. This could £ only be the recommendation of men who ' are totally ignorant of the nature of the work of women teachers. As the women ~ usually have the care of the younger children (in numbers well over 50 at, ; .';onie times of the year in spite of the J'estriction of 50 children to a class), can they not realise their work is very tiring : and* nerve-wracking ? In the C as e of those women who take the advanced classes in ei primary school, are they not entitled to the same money as a man doing the same work ? The present differentiation i 3 unfair without applying more. "Equal pay for equal work," should be the slogan; and if reductions are to be made let the Economy Commission be at least fair, and not make the women the "butt" in this depression. Grade IL Infant Mistress.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21131, 14 March 1932, Page 12
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188WOMEN TEACHERS' SALARIES. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21131, 14 March 1932, Page 12
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