LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
[Letters of the length of one of our leading paragraphs are often more read, and therefore more effective, than those which fill treble the space.]
WOMEN'S WORK.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR,—I have read with much interest the letter of Mrs Kinnell on the necessity of finding work for educated women who have been demobilized, and having been for many years past interested in and associated with work on behalf of educated women who desire to find, or train themselves for, well-paid posts in every kind of work and profession, I am heartily in sympathy with the object for which she is making this appeal. But the final paragraph in her letter might imply that she is not aware that work of this kind has for many years past been done by several other societies, which have accumulated a mass of information and experience which a new society cannot yet have acquired. In these days when rigid economy is imperative might it not be better that there should be co- operation in this work with existing societies, or some of them, F o as to turn to the best account the experience already gained? Considerable funds for helping demobilized women have already been collected and are not yet exhausted. The real difficulty in dealing with these demobilized women is that so many of them fail to realize that war conditions have ceased and that the kind of work they have been doing is not demanded now. If educated workers would recognize this change in the conditions, the situation could be dealt with more easily. The societies already in existence offer expert advice to these educated workers and supply information as to openings and professions of all kinds, besides offering opportunities for training to those who desire to take up a new employment. As to the necessity of helping these educated demobilized women we are all heartily agreed : special training for new employments is one of the things most needed.—I am,. Sir, ho., E. MARION BRYCE.
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