Women in War-Time
In her broadcast to the women of the Empire last Satur- day the Queen, with her quick intuition, touched on just those aspects of women's work which most need emphasis- ing today. The tasks of women in this war may soon be, but are not yet, what they became in the last war. They showed then how quickly they could adapt themselves to all sorts of war-work and other essential services from which men had been removed. Soon they will be needed again ; and already hundreds of thousands of them have been doing invaluable work in connexion with evacuation, A.R.P. and other national services. Yet at present it has to be recog- nised that the war has brought not more but very much less employment to women. Thousands who would gladly embrace war-work have been compelled to occupy them- selves in nothing more exciting than tasks in their own homes. That, no doubt, is why the Queen, whilst paying her tribute to those who had entered National Service, emphasised the position of women who are carrying on war- time life in ordinary homes. They, too, have important parts to play in " keeping the home front."
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