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Wednesday, October 17, 1973
University Daily Kansan
Sex Stereotypes Changing in Jobs
By MARY LOFTUS Korean Hiitl Reporters
Women are branching out from stereotyped job roles faster than men, according to Philip Rankin, director of personnel services at the University of
"Job opportunities are changing more drastically and more rapidly for women than for men," Rankin said yesterday. "The narrower range of traditional jobs possibilities for women."
krankin's office handles civil service jobs which require, in most cases, a civil service examination. Applicants are not asked to specify their sex on the job application, but they are asked to designate whether their titles are "Mr." or "Ms."
The job applicants who score the highest on the civil service examination are placed in order of performance on an eligibility list, said Rankin. The applicant carried the test in Civil service system.
Rankin said there was a shortage of women on the eligibility lists for most positions. He said one reason was that the state's service requirements outlined by the state civil service office
"FOR EXAMPLE," said Rankin, "the state requirements act as barriers to entry."
A person applying for a state civil service job as an engineer or a carpenter must have 30 months of journeymen experience, and must have experience with that kind of experience, he said.
"We're working with the state civil service people to get those requirements met."
Rankin said the same situation was true in reverse.
AURH Initiates Un-University To Alter Image
By STEVE BLEAU Kansan Staff Reporter
THE Association of University Residence Halls (AUHR) has decided to initiate an Un-University, a free university program for the students in University of Kansas residence halls.
"We want to eliminate the deep image of dormitories," said John Beinser, Salina junior and president of AURH, yesterday. "We need to create an image for the residence halls."
"In a big hall it's difficult to satisfy specific interests," Beinard said. "The halls now have dances and parties, but those anceal mostly to a mass-based interest."
The Un-University will be geared toward the interests of the individual student.
The program will include a "university for life," a recreational program, a cultural center and an art gallery.
The "university for life" will deal with topics related to consumer awareness. Tentative topics include insurance, taxes, buying a house, buying a car, legal advice, consumer protection and personal finance and credit.
"These are the kinds of things that you might not learn even if you went to KU for a course."
The cultural program will initiate programs in areas such as art, including photography and photographic.
The recreational program will coordinate residence hall intramural activities and initiate sports and recreation programs such as self-defense, yoga, chess and bridge.
The general education program will include programs in areas such as history, language, science, and mathematics.
Each program area will be coordinated
with the man to be chosen by the AURH
programmer.
"A lot of these programs are happening now," Beiserner said, "but not on a really coordinated basis. This is an attempt to sort out the realities that students can see what's really being offered.
"There's really a lot of untapped talent, a lot of potential, in the residence halls. This is an organized attempt to pull some of this talent out of the woodwork."
"In order to qualify for a Clerk V position, you must have eight years of experience," he said. "It's hard enough to find a qualified woman, much less a man."
There are some male clerks working for the University. Paul Tooper has worked in the School of Business office since February typing letters, class handouts and correspondence.
"When applied for the job," Toepea said recently, "they kept saying 'our girls' do."
"But that probably why they hired me—to get away from the routine."
TOEFFER SAID AISE walking into the office, often asked him, "Where's the secretary?"
He said he enjoyed the job and the technical lving kept it interesting.
Runkin said education was a problem in getting women to apply for job typically in the service industry.
"People think, 'I won't do my any good to apply, because I won't get the job,' said
An effort is being made to destroy job stereotypes that prevent qualified people from applying for a job because of sex, he said.
To fill jobs that don't require a civil service examination, the office of personnel manager should review job descriptions.
In accordance with the Affirmative Action plan, which Rankin helped to formulate, the advertisements include a note that women and minorities are encouraged to apply."
Jobs typically associated with one sex are gradually being filled by members of the other sex.
The University security force has one policewoman, Shirley Pearson. Pearson said she spent about half of her time doing office work and the other half investigating crimes, although she said she expected to spend more time on investigation in the future.
Pearson said she didn't her sex was a hindrance in her job, but he added that she would be less likely to get pregnant.
"PEOPLE GIVE ME double takes," said Pearson, "but they're friendly."
The problems she said she encountered in her job were minor, such as trying to find a more widely alternative to the wide hat worn by the campus policemen.
One area still exclusively employing men is the buildings and grounds security staff. The watchmen work alone without other guards, who might also dangerously plumage, Rankin said.
Therefore, employers are hesitant to hire women, he said.
"But we're trying to educate our applicants," Rankin said, "to make the dangers universally clear in the interviews."
Then the man or woman can make a decision about the job.
Harold Bitch, grounds supervisor, said he currently employed on woman part-time jobs.
"After all, a man could be attacked as well as a woman," he said.
He said she was a favorite with the other buildings and grounds employees because
The only problem she had was starting the lawnmower, which requires a sharp arpulp blade.
"But she mastered it, and we think a lot of her," he said.
The female buildings and grounds employees didn't want to be interviewed about
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