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Show THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF BUSINESS . PROFESSIONL WOMEN'S Cl.UBS. INC. THIRD CONGRESS OF AMEiUN WOMEN LEi\OERS 1964 October 23, Excerpts from address by: Dorothy M. Ford, Natfonal President This 'a a time of great change, culturally, more-Ity and socially as wetl as In the economic world of work. There has been a change from human and animal pwer to machiner, electrical and automtc power. Urbanization has brought with it many sociological and psychological chnges that are affecting women. It Is no secret that many women's groups and women's organizations currently experiencing membership problems. Many organizations have found that they are,faf'i"g to attract young women. Is this happening to you? These are some questions we ahou1d ask or6elveal re thinking too much in the past and not enoug fn the fn our programming? re our goa's and our objectives thOse developed at the time of ou organization'. founding stili timely and flexible' re we future - Are we meeting these changing the need. of our members? times' And of all womf:n In community cannot afford to waate the fine minds One of our major reaponsfbflltte8 t. to encourage tho young woman to continue her education and not be a drop-out between high school and co 'I lege, and going one step farther, not being a drop-out In high .choo'. Our nation and our of our women. One out of every three workers today ts a woman. Every girl who 1& In school today will work at least 25 to 30 years of her ttfe. These flgurel come from the Labor Department. 61 of the women worker. today are married. Within the next 10 year. there wtll be anoth 10,000,000 people In our labor force, one-half of th08e wi" be ment and one-half wtl' be married. There fa a direct relatton ship between education and Income for women workersJ college graduate makes about 50 IIOfe that. a hf gh .chool graduate, and a woman with a higher degree Makes more than a woman with a bachelor·s degree, and twice as much aa the woman with only a hIgh Ichool degree. Women are failing behind tn graduate work. Percent age-wfae, thEre are fewer women entering advanced stUdies today than did 10, 20. and 30 year. ago. Ever sInce Sputnik there has been great emphasis on education and the need for mathematic. and science. yet fewer women ar, gal ng Into thele ff e I dl. Too many young women are not go'n9 'on to college. ' With automatIon cme8, a challenge to learn additional .ktlls; unless preparatory traintng automation wtll bring unemployment. We cannot tel' today what ktnds of Jobs wtll be available five years from now, nor what new bus'neases or organizations may be born during nor whtch othr the next five bualncase. or occupatfona may ive years. die In the nex Ie;rs, This I. happening In our world. ,eople Whet have 18 our reap'on. t, b' I 't y to you'n., women and to youth?' |
