VIII-' Does protective legislation benefit women wage-earners 1 ' A Discussion between
Mrs. ELIZABETH ABBOTT and Dr. MARION PHILLIPS
THERE are two strongly divided schools of J- thought on this question. On the one hand, there are those who believe that if women workers are hedged about with special restrictions and classed with ' young persons '—as is often the case-with regard to hours of work and so on, this handicaps them in the labour market. On the other hand, there are those who believe that without some such regulations, women are easily exploited, and conditions for men workers as well as for women are lowered. The speakers tonight have each taken a leading part in these two camps. Mrs. Abbott as Chairman of the Open Door Council, and Dr. Marion Phillips as Chief Woman Officer of the Labour Party.