Equal Pay and the Teaching Profession. By G. 3L Graves,
F. R. A. Jarvis, and A. N. Pocock. (Evans Brothers. ls. net.) This pamphlet is issued by the London Schoolmasters' Associa- tion to state its case against the women teachers' demand for " equal pay for men and women teachers of the same profes- sional status." The question has been hotly debated of late, and has led to the secession of thousands of men from the societies formerly comprising moat elementary teachers of both sexes. The main argument against " equal pay " is that it would, in effect, be unequal, since a man has a family to support, and a woman, in nine cases out of ten, has not. Further, " equal pay " tends to drive men out, of the teaching profession, although men teachers are sorely needed. There is already a lack of suitable male candidates for posts in the schools, whereas
there is a far larger supply of women, whose opportunities of Darning a livelihood are necessarily fewer than those open to ran. The pamphlet is fortified with extracts from the views of experts and others, and well deserves careful reading.
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