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Marriage is a whole-time job. Mr. Maequisten.
Woman's place is in the home.
Mr. Remer.
There is too much nonsenso talked by men about women's place being in the home.
When a woman, in a charwoman or a cook they don't say it!-Lady Aator.
These were a few of the many very pointed remarks in the House of Commons recently. when the position of married women in the labour market was debated, the measure under discussion being the Married Women (Employment) Bill.
SATURDAY.
JUNE 11, 1927,
to work to supplement their in- comes in order to keep up their homes, (Labour cheers.)
There is too much nonsense talked by men about women's place being in the home. The type of man who generally says that is not the type of man who makes home pleasant for the women. (Laughter.) He is like the man who says, "My country, right or wrong.". "My party, right or wrong. Such a man is of no ser- vice to his country or his party.
She had never feared that wo men would give up home life for public life. The more she saw of public life the more she cared for home life. She was.
Borry the Government was going to oppose the Bill, although the Government was going to keep their promise to give votes to young women.
It is a joy and a pride to me, Lady Astor continued, to see the firm The second reading (which was Prime Minister stand yo ultimately rejected) was moved by while the stunt Froes is flapping Sir Robert Newman, who said the violently. I know in their object of the Bill is to prevent the hearts they are as progressive as refusal to employ women in the most Governments will be, but we public service by reason only of
have to fight a long-standing their being married. It proposed enemy and that enemy to confer on married women the that man 18. to judge where right which all citizens whether women
should work. men or women, married or unmar-we any women should judge where ried, should enjoy the right to they want to work. (Cheers.)
work.
Referring to the argument that a woman's place was in the home, he pointed out that that apparent ly did not apply to women like charwomen and factory workers, who went out to earn their daily bread.
Sir Robert proceeded to point out that some of the leading lady doctors were married, also that in the dramatic profession there were Miss Thorndike and Miss 1renc Vanbrugh,
and
A Whole Time Job. Mr. Macquiston said marriage- was: a whole-time job, with no eight hours a day in it.
Labour Member-And no waxes.
Mr. Macquisten-Yes, with no wages in a great many cases, and very difficult to get on Friday night. This was a Bill to provide wages for a few jobs..
Women were much more astute than meny and they got their way every time. They should remem- ber Lord Dennison's advice to his Coming to the House of Com-son:-"Don't you marry for money, mona, was it not rather extraor. my boy. You can borrow it dinary to say that they should dis- cheaper." (Laughter.) miss a teacher in a school because she was married, and yet at the present time they had the Duchess of Atholl holding the post as so cond in command of the education al system of this country?
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With the passing of the B would have men marrying so as to live off their wives. The Bill would damage married life. The woman who stayed at home and kept her home in good order and was able to cook was not a soft Mr. Pethick Lawrence, in se-woman. She was the most cap- conding, said the supporters of the able woman in the world, far more Bill were really out to secure what capable than the woman who could they might rightly call the econ-get up and make speeches, omic charter of professional mar-
Lady Astor-Some can do both. ried women. Only a few days ago Mr. Marquisten, continuing, the Prime Minister announced the said it was the annie with regard Intention of the Government to end to men. If ever they found a man the political inferiority of women, who expressed himself extremely and the supporters of this Billwell, it was prima facie evidence were out to secure the end of the that he was not fit for anything economic inferiority of married
women.
Father Keeps the Home. Mr. Remer, moving the rejection of the Bill, said there never was a
else. (Laughter.)
It was the same in regard to women." They might take it in nine cases out of Len that when a woman married her heart ceased to be in her former work, and her
mensure so serious and so capable marriage was a failure if it were
Sir G. Dalrymple White suggest-
of opposition. They had been ac- not. customed in the comic papers, in the music halls, and in the then-ed that opponents of birth control tres to have a travesty put before who favoured this Bill were un- them of the reversal of the sexes wittingly supporting the princinte į where the mother went out to work of birth control. and the father stayed at home aud looked after the baby; but one never expected that there would be an attempt in the House to have this form of travesty put before it in legislative form.
Sir G. Strickland said the Bill put a premium on married women who bad children. History taught that any attempt to place women exactly on on equality with men had ended in. the downfall of states and empires.
Mr. Thurtle contested the view
Continuing, Mr. Remer, said:-7 have a little quarrel with the mem-that marriage was in effect the ber for Plymouth (Lady Astor.) be-all of a woman's existence. She has absolutely convinced me
Bir Basil Peto opposed the Bill after serious argument in favour because it ignored plain biological of the proposal of "votes for Ap and physiological facts. God did pers," and having convinced not make the two sexes equal, he on that subicct she has added, and we cannot do it on a put her name #t the back Friday afternoon in this House. of a Bill which fills me with severe indignation and opposition, and TYO And ourselves in opposite camps again. (Laughter.)
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Who Supports It? Mr. Ronald McNeill (Financial Secretary to the Treasury) said While agreeing that all har no one could deny that if this Bill cases should be approached with a passed it would effect a change of true feeling of justice, he urged far-reaching importance in the ad- that if legislation of this character ministration, not only or all de- were passed it would go far to in-partments In the central govern- crease the cost of our Civil Ser.ment of the State, but of all de- vice and our municipal administra-partments of Local Authorities. tion.
He urged a change of this sort should only be made on the pro- Captain Bourne, seconding the posal of the Government of the rejection, did not think anyone | day. would pretend that a woman who Not a single word had been said had to look after small children as to the attitude of Local Author- was as efficient as one with no ties.ities on this Bill The House had The sexes were not equal in every not had the slightest indication respect.
that there was any support forth- coming from these great popular governing bodies.
Ile opposed the Bill in what he believed to be the best interests of women themselves.
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Lady Astor taunted Mr. Romer with being a notorious opponent on questions affecting women. the She ridiculed the idea that he had ultimate, tendency of such legisla- been converted to women's suff- tion would be discouraging the cm- rage by herself. She thought heployment of women, married or had been converted by his con-unmarried, and that the State, and stituency to the expediency of probably a great many Local Au- adopting it.
thorities, would be driven to the employment of men rather than He was notorious fighter women. So, from the women's against all progress, and they point of view, it would be a re- were most fortunate in having him trograde measure, in opposition, for it looked well From the social point of view, for the Bill. (Laughter.) Women he thought it was well worth con- might have twins every year, and sideration whether to allow mar still be more efficient than mem-fried women to continue in the hers of Parliament. (Laughter.) public service after marriage Referring to the curious type of would be to encourage by the mind which aald, "Woman's place State the neglect of that side of Is in the home," Lady Astor re-their duties appertaining to the Chiefs and marked They don't say that un-home. less women are in the higher posi- It was a most reactionary, Bill tions. When a woman is a char- and would not be in the interests, woman or a cook nobody anys a of the efficient administration of woman's place is in the home. It government. la dreadful to think how many The second reading was reject thousands of women have to go outed by 84 votes to 03.
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