Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 alpha 4/15/85; site amdcad.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!gatech!amdcad!linda From: linda@amdcad.UUCP (Linda Seltzer) Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Re: A new form of institutionalized bigotry(really underpaid secs) Message-ID: <2489@amdcad.UUCP> Date: Fri, 9-Aug-85 12:05:48 EDT Article-I.D.: amdcad.2489 Posted: Fri Aug 9 12:05:48 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 12-Aug-85 04:41:52 EDT References: <3420@decwrl.UUCP> <379@phri.UUCP> Organization: AMDCAD, Sunnyvale, CA Lines: 12 Summary: Why women choose secretarial jobs > I've been wondering for a while WHY secretaries are so underpaid, yet there > is never a shortage of secretaries. It's not an easy job (I couldn't do > it), it doesn't pay well enough to support one person, in many places there It used to be that people wouldn't hire a woman for anything else. Some women don't know that so many other options are available to them, and they don't have the self confidence to take a chance and try something else. Now that many former secretaries have gooten better-paying jobs, some of the people in those jobs are VERY unskilled. It is very difficult to find competent secretarial help how. Many good secretaries are promoted to the position of executive secretary, and the pay for such positions is often quite high.