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Editorial
August 15, 1876
Eureka Daily Sentinel
Eureka, Eureka County, Nevada
What is this article about?
An editorial criticizes a government officer's proposal to cut salaries of expert female clerks earning $1200-$1800 to $900, to retain higher-grade male clerks, arguing women perform essential work better.
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A Mean Proposition.
New York, Aug. 14.
A Tribune Washington special says: One of the meanest propositions that has recently been made is credited to an officer of the Government, who, it is said, proposes that in ordering the forces of clerks in the several departments the salaries of all ladies now receiving $1,200, $1,400, $1,600 or $1,800, shall be reduced to $900, in order that it will not be necessary to discharge so many male clerks of higher grades, as will otherwise have to go. The number of ladies in the employ of the Government who receive more than $1,000 salary is small, and in almost every instance they are experts in the department service in which they are placed. It is not claimed that the male clerks who will receive their salaries can do their work any better or as well as it is done by the ladies.
New York, Aug. 14.
A Tribune Washington special says: One of the meanest propositions that has recently been made is credited to an officer of the Government, who, it is said, proposes that in ordering the forces of clerks in the several departments the salaries of all ladies now receiving $1,200, $1,400, $1,600 or $1,800, shall be reduced to $900, in order that it will not be necessary to discharge so many male clerks of higher grades, as will otherwise have to go. The number of ladies in the employ of the Government who receive more than $1,000 salary is small, and in almost every instance they are experts in the department service in which they are placed. It is not claimed that the male clerks who will receive their salaries can do their work any better or as well as it is done by the ladies.
What sub-type of article is it?
Feminism
Labor
What keywords are associated?
Female Salaries
Government Employment
Clerk Reduction
Gender Pay Disparity
What entities or persons were involved?
Government Officer
Female Clerks
Male Clerks
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Opposition To Reducing Salaries Of Female Government Clerks
Stance / Tone
Critical Of Discriminatory Salary Reduction Proposal
Key Figures
Government Officer
Female Clerks
Male Clerks
Key Arguments
Proposition To Reduce Salaries Of Ladies Earning $1200 $1800 To $900 To Avoid Discharging Male Clerks
Few Ladies Receive Over $1000 And They Are Experts In Their Roles
Male Clerks Cannot Perform The Work As Well As The Ladies