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Editorial
September 8, 1940
Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
What is this article about?
Editorial critiques age discrimination in employment against experienced business women over 30, noting preferences for younger, cheaper workers and insurance biases, warning it endangers capitalism. References a group of over-40 women canvassing Massachusetts for jobs.
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WOMEN OLD AT THIRTY?
(Riverside Press)
It is a strange time we are living in, with a strong tendency to sacrifice human values for "efficiency" values, and often failing in that because values are not properly understood.
Surely a truly rational society would be astonished to read that "forty women all past forty are canvassing Massachusetts to find jobs for experienced business women past thirty." A social philosopher might ask why it should be necessary to do that.
The secretary of this group of women says she wants to change the system in which business men prefer girls under 25 to older women because they can pay them less. It is obvious, she argues, that the younger and less experienced employees give less for their lower pay.
She is indignant at insurance companies which "give reduced rates to employers who employ women below thirty because they say women past thirty are liabilities and a risk."
Perhaps one of the biggest risks involved is the risk of the capitalistic system in this kind of age discrimination. Rebellious men and women of early middle age might decide that if this is capitalism they want none of it.
(Riverside Press)
It is a strange time we are living in, with a strong tendency to sacrifice human values for "efficiency" values, and often failing in that because values are not properly understood.
Surely a truly rational society would be astonished to read that "forty women all past forty are canvassing Massachusetts to find jobs for experienced business women past thirty." A social philosopher might ask why it should be necessary to do that.
The secretary of this group of women says she wants to change the system in which business men prefer girls under 25 to older women because they can pay them less. It is obvious, she argues, that the younger and less experienced employees give less for their lower pay.
She is indignant at insurance companies which "give reduced rates to employers who employ women below thirty because they say women past thirty are liabilities and a risk."
Perhaps one of the biggest risks involved is the risk of the capitalistic system in this kind of age discrimination. Rebellious men and women of early middle age might decide that if this is capitalism they want none of it.
What sub-type of article is it?
Feminism
Labor
What keywords are associated?
Age Discrimination
Women Employment
Business Bias
Insurance Rates
Capitalism Critique
What entities or persons were involved?
Forty Women Past Forty
Secretary Of The Group
Business Men
Insurance Companies
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Age Discrimination Against Women Over 30 In Employment
Stance / Tone
Critical Of Age Bias And Capitalist Practices
Key Figures
Forty Women Past Forty
Secretary Of The Group
Business Men
Insurance Companies
Key Arguments
Society Sacrifices Human Values For Misguided Efficiency
Astonishing Need For Over 40 Women To Canvass Jobs For Women Over 30
Business Prefers Under 25 Girls For Lower Pay Despite Less Experience And Value
Indignation At Insurance Reduced Rates For Employers Of Women Under 30
Age Discrimination Risks Rebellion Against Capitalism