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The IWA Congress in Dublin T h e trie n n ia l C o n g re ss o f th e I n te r n a tio n a l W o m e n ’s A llia n c e w a s h e ld A u g . 21— S e p t. 2, in D u b lin , Ire la n d . T h e I r is h H o u se w iv e s A sso c ia tio n w a s h o s t e s s ; a n d D r. H ille ry , M in is te r o f E d u c a tio n w elcom ed th e d e le g a te s, on b e h a lf o f th e G o v e rn m e n t. T h e th e m e o f th e C o n g re ss w a s “ T o w a rd s E q u a lity .” I t w as w o rk e d o u t in fiv e S ta n d in g C o m m itte e s r e f e r r in g to e q u a l econ om ic r ig h ts , in te rn a tio n a l u n d e rs ta n d in g , e q u a l civ ic a n d p o litic a l r ig h ts , e q u a l e d u c a tio n a l r ig h ts a n d e q u a l m o ra l s ta n d a rd . D u rin g o p e n in g se ssio n , th e P re s . M rs. E z ly n n D e ra n iy a g a la s tr e s s e d th e im p o rta n c e o f th is w o rk . T h e I n te r n a tio n a l W o m e n ’s A llia n c e w ith its n a tio n a l m e m b e rs h ip o f 50 a sso c ia tio n s in 37 c o u n trie s a ll o v e r th e w o rld , h a d la b o re d a rd e n tly a n d c e a se le ssly to ra is e th e s ta tu s o f w o m e n . A n d i t su cc ee d ed a p p a r e n tly . T h e In te r n a tio n a l W o m e n ’s A llia n c e w a s fo u n d e d 55 y e a r s a g o . T h e f i r s t g o a l w a s to a c q u ire fr a n c h is e f o r w o m en , a s a b a sic r i g h t, w h ic h could g u a r a n te e f u r t h e r d e v e lo p m e n t. T h e s tr u g g le w a s a r d e n t a n d b r o u g h t su c c e ss b e c a u s e a t th e e n d o f W o rld W a r I a lm o s t a ll c o u n trie s o f E u ro p e g r a n te d th e v o te to w o m en . I t w a s o n ly th e b e g in n in g . H a v in g a c q u ire d th e v o te , w o m e n h a d to g e t a c q u a in te d w ith p u b lic life . T o a p p ly t h e i r p o w e r in th is m a tte r , to b e co m e a c t iv e in d if f e r e n t d o m a in s a n d e n fo rc e c e r ta in in flu e n c e w a s a tre m e n d o u s ta s k . A lso , a t th e s a m e tim e , w o m e n fr o m o th e r c o n tin e n ts s ta r te d t h e ir s tr u g g le f o r e q u a l r ig h ts , a n d jo in e d t h e IW A . A f te r W o rld W a r I I a n e w e ra s ta r te d . T h e fo u n d a tio n s o f th e U n ite d N a tio n s a n d th e s p ir it o f in te rn a tio n a l u n d e r s ta n d in g op en ed a n e w h o riz o n f o r IW A . I t w a s th e b e s t p la tfo r m f o r its a c tiv ity , e sp e c ia lly w h e n th e C o m m issio n on S ta tu s o f W o m e n w a s fo u n d e d . T h e re p r e s e n ta tiv e s o f 18 a n d n o w 23 c o u n tr ie s m e e t e a c h y e a r to d isc u ss th e n e e d s o f w o m en . O n th e b a s is o f m a te r ia l, w o rk e d o u t b y d if f e r e n t w o m e n ’s o rg a n iz a tio n s , all a s p e c ts o f w o m e n ’s life a re tr e a te d . T h e I n te r n a tio n a l W o m e n ’s A llia n c e c o n trib u te s to th is w o rk , n o t o n ly in th is C om m issio n b u t a lso th e C o m m issio n on H u m a n R ig h ts , E C O S O C , U N E S C O a n d IL O . M rs. S o p h ie G rin b e rg -V in a v e r, c h ie f o f th e C o m m issio n on S t a t u s o f W o m en , s ta te d i t in h e r k e y n o te a d d re s s a t th e o p e n in g se ssio n . T h e c o o p e ra tio n o f IW A is o f g r e a t v a lu e to th e U n ite d N a tio n s a g e n c ie s. B e sid e t h a t th e w o rk o f IW A a c q u ire d a g r e a te r m e a n in g th r o u g h its con n e c tio n w ith w o m e n fr o m A s ia n a n d A fric a n c o u n trie s . H a v in g a sp e c ia l ta s k in th is p a r t o f th e w o rld , IW A e s ta b lis h e d its h e a d q u a r te r s in C olom bo, C eylon. A t th e D u b lin C o n g re ss a sp e c ia l ro u n d ta b le d isc u ssio n , r e f e r r in g to p ro b le m s o f w o m e n o f A fric a w a s h e ld . A t th e D u b lin C o n g re ss 300 d e le g a te s a sse m b le d , fr o m 30 c o u n trie s . T h e W o rld F e d e r a tio n o f U k ra in ia n W o m e n ’s O rg a n i z a tio n s w a s in v ite d , a s a f r a t e r n a l o rg a n iz a tio n , a n d s e n t M rs. Ire n e P a w ly k o w sk a a s its o b se rv e r. T h e U k ra in ia n w o m e n in th e f r e e w o rld w e re h a p p y to a tte n d e r. T h e U k ra in ia n w o m e n could a tte n d th is m e e tin g th r o u g h t h e ir re p r e s e n ta tiv e a n d re a liz e t h a t t h e ir w o rk a n d e n d e a v o r is n o t b e h in d a c h ie v e m e n t o f o th e r w o m e n ’s o rg a n iz a tio n s . T h e re s o lu tio n s o f th e IW A C o n g re ss w ill b e a n e w e n c o u ra g e m e n t fo r th e m to c o n tin u e th e ir w o rk a n d to b u ild i t up. Ire n e P a w ly k o w sk a U K R A IN IA N A C T R E S S IN U N W L A T h e U N W L A B ra n c h 11 in T re n to n , N . J ., h a s a n U k ra in ia n a c tre s s a m o n g its m e m b e rs, M rs. L u d m ila S e rd iu k , w h o w a s f o r m e rly P re s id e n t o f B ra n c h 11, a n d is n o w one o f its b o a rd m e m b e rs. A n a tiv e o f U k ra in e M rs. S e r d iu k s ta r te d to a c t in 1927. I n h e r w id e re p e rto ir e sh e sp e c ia liz e s in h e ro ic w o m e n a n d m o th e rs , so m e th in g m u c h n e e d e d a s a b a sis f o r c o m p a riso n , a n d in s p ir a tio n in th is , o u r w o n d e rfu l y e t tro u b le d , a n d s o m e tim e s in c o m p re h e n s ib le e ra . S h e p o r tr a y s th e m w ith d eep a n d u n fo r g e t- ab le s e n s itiv ity . M rs. S e rd iu k e v en a c te d in a film , p ro d u c e d b y S o v ie t m o v ies c o rp o ra tio n . In i t s h e v iv id ly b e cam e , f o r th e m o m e n t, a p e a s a n t m o th e r, p e rs e c u te d b y a ric h la n d o w n e r. T h ro u g h th is e x p e ri en ce o f film in g sh e le a rn e d m a n y d e ta ils u n k n o w n to s ta g e a c to rs . A f te r r e - s e ttlin g in t h e U n ite d S ta te s M rs. S e rd iu k d id n o t a s so c ia te h e r s e lf w ith a n y t h e a t r i cal g ro u p h e re . I n s te a d s h e p o u r ed h e r g if te d n a tu r e in to U N W L A w o rk . A n d B ra n c h 11 in T r e n to n h a s p ro d u c e d se v e ra l p la y s u n d e r h e r le a d in g . НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ЖОВТЕНЬ, 1961. 17
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