THE EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN
[To. the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] SIR,—The increasing number of educated women of the professional and middle classes who are now obliged to look for paid work has led many people to realize that there is a need of co-ordination among the different societies 'which exist to help them to qualify for and to obtain work.
To this end about a year ago the Women's Employment Federation was organized, to act as a clearing-house for all the latest information regarding conditions and prospects in various forms of employment, and also regarding such funds as are available for loans, grants, and scholarships. Nearly eighty constituent organizations have joined the Federation, representing different branches of women's work and women's education. Conferences among the constituent societies and with potential employers with a view to exchanging informa- tion are periodically arranged. At the offices of the Federation an Advisory Department is available where all relevant in- formation can be obtained and inquiries are invited.
So far the Federation has been financed largely through the generosity of professional women who are in a position to appreciate its value, and ultimately it should become self- supporting. This, however, can scarcely be possible for another two or three years, during which time the Federation will be forced to rely to a certain extent on those who feel that there is a real need for an organization of this kind.— Yours, &c., 31 Marsh= Street, W earnings?, S.TV.1.
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