Your Future and the Cost of Living

Startling Statements Quiz

Germany: The Melander family of BargteheideFood expenditure for one week: 375.39 Euros or $500.07

United States: The Revis family of North Carolina (Sure hope most American families eat more fresh fruits and vegetables and less junk food than this family.)Food expenditure for one week $341.98

Mexico: The Casales family of CuernavacaFood expenditure for one week:

1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189.09 

Bhutan: The Namgay family of Shingkhey VillageFood expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03

The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp 

Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23 

Women in the Workforce

1943 Eleven Tips on Getting More Efficiency Out of Women Employees:1. Pick young married women. They usually have more of a sense of responsibility than their unmarried sisters, they're less likely to be flirtatious, they need the work or they wouldn't be doing it, they still have the pep and interest to work hard and to deal with the public efficiently.

2. When you have to use older women, try to get ones who have worked outside the home at some time in their lives. Older women who have never contacted the public have a hard time adapting themselves and are inclined to be cantankerous and fussy.

3. General experience indicates that "husky" girls * those who are just a little on the heavy side * are more even tempered and efficient than their underweight sisters.

4. Retain a physician to give each woman you hire a special physical examination * one covering female conditions. This step not only protects the property against the possibilities of lawsuit, but reveals whether the employee-to-be has any female weaknesses which would make her mentally or physically unfit for the job.

5. Stress at the outset the importance of time * the fact that a minute or two lost here and there makes serious inroads on schedules. Until this point is gotten across, delivery service is likely to be slowed up.

6. Give the female employee a definite day-long schedule of duties so that they'll keep busy without bothering the management for instructions every few minutes.

Women in the Workforce 1943 Eleven Tips on Getting More Efficiency Out of Women Employees:

7. Whenever possible, let the inside employee change from one job to another at some time during the day. Women are inclined to be less nervous and happier with change. Also lowers the risk of job related pregnancies.

8. Give every girl an adequate number of rest periods during the day. You have to make some allowances for feminine psychology. A girl has more confidence and is more efficient if she can keep her hair tidied, apply fresh lipstick and wash her hands several times a day.

9. Be tactful when issuing instructions or in making criticisms. Women are often sensitive; they can't shrug off harsh words the way men do. Never ridicule a woman, it breaks her spirit and cuts off her efficiency. This is especially important during her time-of-the-month.

10. Be reasonably considerate about using strong language around a woman; she'll grow to dislike a place of business where she hears too much sexual joking.

11. Get enough size variety in operator's uniforms so that each girl can have a proper fit. This point can't be stressed too much in keeping women happy. If pants are issued be sure the zipper is not in the front.

And What Does a Woman Earn?

In boy/girl pairs complete the worksheet on gender differences in economic earnings and

financial security

Could You Be A Poverty Statistic?

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Although the U.S. is one of the richest nations

on Earth, millions of our citizens are living in

poverty.

Could You Be A Poverty Statistic?

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How can you be sure you won’t be one living in poverty?

There are some items to consider:

1. Women only earn 74 cents on the average dollar earned by a man. This is partly due to discrimination but also due to women clustering in career fields such as social services, teaching, etc. which are not high-paying jobs.

2. If you are a woman, one of the best things you can do to secure your future is to take science and math classses.

3. Assume you will have to support yourself.

Could You Be A Poverty Statistic?

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12% of Americans live in poverty

Poverty is defined as having 4 persons in a family living on less than $21,200 a year.

Almost 17% of all families with children are headed by a woman and of those families some 27% of female-headed families live below poverty

Exactly What Does It Take To Live A Comfortable

Life?Draw your occupation and salary out of the hat

We will complete a sample budget

When you are done, we will compute what you really need to earn.