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The 75th Anniversary Conference O f ICW About 600 delegates from 59 countries attended this Confer ence on June 19-30, 1963 in Wa shington, D.C. The assembly comprised a great number of women from different nations, races and religions. The 12 days seemed too few to achieve under standing and unanimity. But al though circumstances vary, women’s interests are equal. The family is her first consideration, in her striving, regardless of whether she comes from an in dustrial or agricultural sur roundings. The slogan of the Conference "“Heritage from the Past” and “Responsibility for the Future” involved much work in forming. The heritage from the past are the 59 countries whose women made great progress, in their own way. The heritage was also legislative changes concerning women, the enacting of which was prompted or supported through ICW. And the responsibility ? A tre mendous one was put on this Conference. Not only women’s problems, from advanced coun tries, like “equal pay for equal work,” but also the elementary needs of women in the newly founded African countries where illiteracy has first to be over come. And this has to be man aged in a world of permanent crisis and cold war. The International Council of women is conscious of this task. The schedule of the Conference was interspersed with plenary sessions, committee sessions, panel discussions and social events. After the solemn opening where one felt the greatness of the movement you were plunged into official reports of the plen ary sessions or the actual dis cussion of the committees. And finally came the pleasure of a dinner or concert and the meet ing with old friends or finding new ones. To understand the basic work of ICW you had to attend the Committee meetings. There were 14 in all: Arts and Letters, Health, International Relations and Peace, Migration, Radio and Television, Child and Family, Home Economics, Laws and Suf frage, Press and Publicity, Trades and Professions, Cinema, Education, Finance, Housing and Moral Welfare. To give you a picture of the work take Trades and Profes sions, with part-time work for women, or effects of automation and absenteeism. It was reveal ing to observe that while in gen eral part-time women workers are needed by industry, some countries like Belgium, France and Italy do not welcome part- time work idea. They are afraid it may cause elimination of full time women workers from the labor market, thus lowering working standards and decrease productivity in industry. Wom en do not seem to be prepared to meet the needs of the age of au tomation. New skills will be needed; and there will be far less room for unskilled or semi-skill- ed workers. Absenteeism is an other problem that worried the Committee. However, research proves that on the overall basis women tend to be conscientious workers. Social events should also be mentioned for their variety and fine level. As part of the hospi tality program several noted Washington hostesses, including Mrs. Perle Mesta and Mrs. Mil dred Nabrit entertained Confer ence guests at their homes. In cluded were a concert at Howard University, teas, dinners at em bassies and visits at art galleries. On a tour of the White House ICW members were greeted by Mrs. Hugh Auchincloss, who represented her daughter, the First Lady. On June 24 several hundred members visited Mount Vernon, the estate of George Washington and enjoyed a boat ride on the Potomac River. And now to Ukrainian women who attended this unique con ference. The President of the Ukrainian National Women’s League, Mrs. Helen Lototsky was a delegate to the Conference and member of the Honorary Committee. Mrs. Anastasia Vol- ker, UNWLA Vice-President and Public Relations Chairman and Mrs. Mary Dushnyck, UN WLA Organization Chairman also attended the Conference. Delegates from the Ukrainian Women’s Association of Canada were Mrs. Helen Hnatyshyn, Mrs. Katherine Miskew and Mrs. Mary Pylypiuk. The Presi dent of the Ukrainian Women’s Organization of Canada, Mrs. Stefanie Sawchuk was also pres ent. The World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Organiza tions (WFUWO) was represent ed by Mrs. Helen Prociuk, Pub lic Relations Chairman. One event united the dele gates. At a meeting with the former President of ICW, Mrs. Marie-Helen Lafaucheux, the Ukrainian delegates expressed to her their warmest thanks for her endeavor in the liberation of our Metropolitan Joseph Slipy from Soviet imprisonment. Early in 1962 she handed a petition from French intellectuals to the Commission of Human Rights at the United Nations. It was a striking proof of the noble move of a woman’s heart in this then hopeless case. Besides that another thought arises. We can state that in pro- НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ЛИПЕНЬ-СЕРПЕНЬ, 1963 17
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