British Government’s Unprecedented Appeal To Women Of Country

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27259, 9 December 1949, Page 7

British Government’s Unprecedented Appeal To Women Of Country

NZPA—Special Correspondent Rec. 8 p.m. LONDON, Dec. 8. The British Government is making what is described as “an unprecedented appeal” to the country’s 19,000,000 women to aid the national fight for economic survivaL It is the first Government leaflet on hard economics ever written by a woman, and addressed to women only, and it is being distributed through women’s organisations. Briefly, it advises women: See that your menfolk toe the line. See they realise that there is a crisis now.

See that they share the burden of family, economics. Do not try ito shoulder them all yourself. f This comes after the frank statement that devaluation means higher prices and fewqr goods in the shops, cuts in building and electricity supplies, and so on. This is because the safety of the people’s jobs and food must come first.

It points out how women can help: Make the home a good place to spend the evenings in. It is surprising what going out puts on the family budget. Refuse to buy anything dearer than it should be. Take an interest in current affairs. It /continues: “We women tend to leave the news pages of the newspapers to our husbands and turn to the fashions and fiction; but unless we know what is going on we cannot expect to make our influence felt.”