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MANPOWER. EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN BY GOVERNMENT DEPTS. Memo. by First Lord of the Admiralty.

17 Nov 1941

If such proposals are persisted in I apprehend that t Board of Admiralty will be forced to put the whole of the staff question into uniform - which would entail the navilisation of male civil staff also - as this will be the only way left to th to retain and obtain the staff which in my view is essential fo the efficient running of the Navy. I should be most reluctant to see any such step taken many grounds, not the least being the serious loss of efficien### inseparable from such an upheaval. It would, moreover, involv break with centuries of Naval tradition whereby the essential supporting services of the Navy are staffed on a civilian basis but if these measures are persisted in the Board of Admiralty ### be left with little alternative.
gender infrastructure mental health old age civil service employment government departments industry work labour supply labour shortages british army royal navy munitions industry female labour relations nationwide lord president's committee navy, army and air force institutes women's auxiliary services admiralty women's royal naval service
Civil Defence Region
Nationwide
Collection ID
CAB71
Document Reference
CAB 71/5/33
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 71/5
Former Department Reference
LP(41) 189
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.cab71.000005.033
Keywords
Civil Service Employment Female Labour Government Departments Industry Labour Shortages Labour Supply Mental Health Munitions Industry Old Age Women's Auxiliary Services
Language
English
Organizations Discussed
Admiralty British Army Lord President's Committee Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes Royal Navy Women's Royal Naval Service
Pages
2
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Papers Nos. 159(41) - 226(41)
Themes
Industry Infrastructure Labour Supply Relations Gender Work

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