7 MARCH 1958, Page 19

SIR,—Mr. J. W. Drawbell, the Managing Editor of Woman's Own,

says that `nearly every woman in this

country today is earning money, either part-time or whole-time.'

The Registrar-General says that there are 18,491,000 women aged between fifteen and sixty-nine in the United Kingdom. Of this total 7,827,000 are in full- time work, according to the Ministry of Labour.

The Ministry has no comprehensive figures for women in part-time employment, but says that there are 351,000 women doing part-time jobs in manu- facturing industries. If this figure is quadrupled to allow for chars and counter bands, Mr. Drirwbell seems to be misinformed.

Perhaps his information came from the 'highly intelligent' members of his tame flock of European Isis Tissasuvist?–tYours faithfully,

Hancock Towers

ROBERT HANCOCK