{"id":5095,"date":"2020-12-11T10:18:25","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T23:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au\/?page_id=5095"},"modified":"2022-03-08T07:43:04","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T20:43:04","slug":"women-in-the-paid-workforce-additional-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au\/work-for-victory\/women-in-the-paid-workforce\/women-in-the-paid-workforce-additional-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Women in the Paid Workforce- Additional Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au\/work-for-victory\/women-in-the-paid-workforce\/munitioneers\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/munitioneers.jpg\" alt=\"munitioneers\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"534\" width=\"1477\" title=\"munitioneers\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h4>Some of the jobs performed by women during the war were both difficult and dangerous, especially the work of those in the munitions industry. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au\/work-for-victory\/women-in-the-paid-workforce\/munitioneers\/\"><strong>Discover more about these women, dubbed Munitioneers!<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au\/work-for-victory\/women-in-the-paid-workforce\/adele-shelton-smith\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Adele-Shelton-Smith-head.jpg\" alt=\"Adele Shelton Smith head\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"566\" width=\"476\" title=\"Adele Shelton Smith head\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h4>The war created opportunities for women, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au\/work-for-victory\/women-in-the-paid-workforce\/adele-shelton-smith\/\"><strong>Adele Shelton Smith<\/strong><\/a> (pictured) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au\/work-for-victory\/women-in-the-paid-workforce\/white-collar-work-elsies-story\/\"><strong>Elsie (surname unknown)<\/strong><\/a>.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au\/work-for-victory\/women-in-the-paid-workforce\/adele-shelton-smith\/\"><strong>Shelton-Smith<\/strong><\/a> was the first woman to travel from Australia to report from an overseas military theatre.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au\/work-for-victory\/women-in-the-paid-workforce\/white-collar-work-elsies-story\/\"><strong>Elsie<\/strong><\/a> tried to join the public service before the war and was unsuccessful, but decided to try again after the fall of Singapore. 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