Martha McSally Quotes
The private sector is the innovation engine of our economy, and more private-sector businesses and organizations than ever are recognizing that training, promoting, and retaining women is essential to their continued competitiveness - and their bottom line.
McSally, Martha. Remarks on Women in the Workplace. Congressional Record, U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2017.
Prior to WWII there were few women in the labor force, and the traditional “values” of American society relegated women to be homemakers. However with so many men under arms, there were not enough workers to achieve the war production that was necessary. So changes had to be made in public attitudes, not only towards women working, but the nature of the work that they are capable of and ought to be doing. So the government took a proactive role in changing public attitudes towards women in the workforce. It was a successful effort, and the sociological and psychological effects are still felt, half a century later. See {584781}.
This quotation is classic administrative Johnson where he was probably the best administrative President in history. In 2 weeks there were many more women in high level administrative positions in the Civil Service. There were many divisions and branches who had all kinds of objections to upsetting their ongoing plans and programs of promotions, but the Cabinet Secretaries just pushed the substance of the President’s statement down through their organizations. There were no papers to write, studies to be conducted, attorneys to be consulted, open public meetings to be held, etc. – the only action to be taken was compliance.
Martha Elizabeth McSally is an American politician and former military pilot who served as a United States Senator for Arizona from 2019 to 2020. A Republican, she served as the U.S. Representative for Arizona's 2nd congressional district from 2015 to 2019. McSally served in the United States Air Force from 1988 to 2010, achieving the rank of Colonel. She is the first U.S. woman to fly in combat and also the first to command a fighter squadron.
