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To be blatantly honest, in agreeing with Elle, I too was not surprised by the lack of pay for the women compared to the men. Also I feel that training these young women was a waste because more often than not they would leave their jobs once they were married. Nonetheless, I do not agree that women should have gotten less pay than men, especially because so many places preferred women over men do in large part to their smaller hands, higher level of patience, as well as the fact that generally women are less careless than men are. As it normally is for women when looking back at times, it is extremely frustrating to see how women were either treated or worse, not even given opportunities to get jobs.--Marren | To be blatantly honest, in agreeing with Elle, I too was not surprised by the lack of pay for the women compared to the men. Also I feel that training these young women was a waste because more often than not they would leave their jobs once they were married. Nonetheless, I do not agree that women should have gotten less pay than men, especially because so many places preferred women over men do in large part to their smaller hands, higher level of patience, as well as the fact that generally women are less careless than men are. As it normally is for women when looking back at times, it is extremely frustrating to see how women were either treated or worse, not even given opportunities to get jobs.--Marren | ||
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| + | I think my favorite line was "The principal objection to employing women is that they are very apt to marry just as they become skillful enough to be reliable." Really? I'm not surprised in the least that women in American factories were treated as garbage and were though to be easily replaced (which, sadly they were.) I liked how in Switzerland they were respected for their abilities because of their more feminine features and delicate touch. Put them in a factory in America and they're obviously going to run off an marry. Ridiculous but sadly the theory of the time. Poor women. -Kelly W. | ||
== Michael Adas, Machines as the Measure of Men == | == Michael Adas, Machines as the Measure of Men == | ||
