HIGHLY PAID WOMEN.

Thames Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 17927, 1 July 1930, Page 7

HIGHLY PAID WOMEN.

THEY EARN MORE THAN CABINET MINISTERS

Five women in one London advertising firm are receiving salaries in excess of that' paid to any. Cabinet Minister. All began in humble positions. Their names are:—

Miss F. Sangster, managing director; Mrs. A Havinden, director; Miss I. B. Reid, secretary; Miss E. Murrell, space buyer; Miss R. Zelinski, production manager. "These young women," said Sir William Crawford, controlling head of the business, to a London Sunday Express representative, "have themselves to thank for earning large salaries. They had the same chances as the men, and they did not neglect any of the opportunities that came their way. They have justified my belief that a woman can not only hold

a< responsible job but can do that job efficiently. "Mrs, Havinden's salary to-day is larger than that of a Cabinet Minister. When she joined my staff a few years ago she started at the bottom." "It is 'qujte true," Mrs. Havinden put in. "I joined the staff as an office

assistant at 30/- a week, and I waited four years for the first great opportunity. A vacancy occurred on the executive, and I saw no reason why I should not be given a chance. I asked for the job and got it. I was made a director six months ago." "I have been with the firm nearly as long as Mrs Havinden," said Miss Reid. "Sir William Crawford has said that women are useful in knowing what appeals to our sex and the home. It is not easy to "explain" our' jobs in detail—the various departments work in such close co-oper-ation." iSir William added: "These women pull their weight. Miss Sangster shares with a male of my staff the highest executive position in the agency. Mrs Havinden's job is to co-ordinate the suggestions of a large staff employed on the task of creating advertisements; while Miss Reid, as secretary of the company, is in charge of the books and controls the finance department, under Miss Sangster's supervision..

"Miss Murrell is the head of the space-buying department, working in co-operation with those who decide where and to what extent goods shall' be advertised; and Miss Zelinski, as production manager, is responsible ■for the collection of advertising layouts and the preparation for the press."