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- U krainian W om an From the IWC Congress in Teheran O U R G R A D U A T E S M a n y y o u n g U k ra in ia n w o m en e a rn e d a ca d e m ic d e g re e s a t th e en d o f th is school y e a r. T h e a c c o m p lish m e n ts o f th e s e y o u n g w o m en a re a so u rc e o f p rid e a n d jo y n o t on ly to t h e ir p a re n ts , b u t to th e e n tire U k ra in ia n c o m m u n ity , f o r e a c h y o u n g g r a d u a te b o th s tr e n g th e n s a n d e n ric h e s th e c o m m u n ity o f w h ic h h e is a p a r t w ith h is k n o w le d g e a n d sp e c ia l sk ills. T h e tr e n d to a d v a n c e d e d u c a tio n fo r w o m en is c u rr e n tly on th e u p sw in g , a s sh o w n b y a n in te r e s tin g s u rv e y o f A m e ric a n g r a d u a te s in th e J u n e 13 issu e o f “ N e w sw e e k ” m a g a z in e . O nly te n y e a rs a g o a n in te n s iv e s tu d y o f V a s s a r u n d e r g ra d u a te s sh o w ed t h a t th e m a jo r ity o f th e m w e re in te re s te d p r im a r ily in m a rr ia g e . In 1966, th e s tu d y c o n clu ded, th e c a re e r d riv e in g irls e x ceed ed th e m a tin g d riv e . T h e m a in re a s o n fo r th is is t h a t m a r ria g e no lo n g e r m e a n s to ta l se c u rity a n d m o re a n d m o re w o m en w a n t to h a v e c a re e rs o f th e ir ow n. B e g in n in g w ith th is issu e w e w ill p r in t lis ts o f o u r w o m en g r a d u a te s . W e u rg e o u r re a d e rs to se n d in th e n a m e s o f y o u n g w o m en w h o h a v e re c e n tly g r a d u a te d fro m colleges, o r w h o h a v e re c e iv e d o th e r a d v a n c e d d e g re e s. A m o n g th o s e lis te d in th is is su e a re so m e fr o m M a n o r J r . C ol leg e in P h ila d e lp h ia . T h is y e a r- f o r ty - th r e e y o u n g w o m en , te n o f th e m o f U k ra in ia n d e sc e n t, e a rn e d d e g re e s fr o m th is in s t it u tio n . S om e o f th e m h a v e e m b a rk e d on th e ir n e w c a re e rs , w h ile o th e rs p la n to c o n tin u e th e i r s tu d ie s . W e w ish th e m m u c h h a p p in e s s a n d lu c k in th e ir n e w e n d e a v o rs! A le a d e r s e e s th in g s th r o u g h th e e y e s o f h is fo llo w e rs. A le a d e r p u ts h im s e lf in t h e ir sh o e s, a n d h e lp s th e m m a k e th e ir d re a m s com e tr u e . T h e 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 C ouncil is a lw a y s a m a jo r in te rn a tio n a l e v e n t, fo r it a ttr a c ts n o t on ly d e le g a te s fro m v a rio u s c o u n trie s o f th e w o rld , b u t also r e p r e s e n ta tiv e s o f th e U N a n d its a g en cie s, U N E S C O , U N IC E F , a n d F A O . T h e g r e a t c h a n g e s p ro d u c e d in o u r m o d e rn so c ie ty o fte n lea v e m a n y d isc re p a n c ie s — c h a n g e a n d p ro g re s s in so m e a s p e c ts o f life a n d s e rio u s la g s in o th e rs . I t is w ith in th is g a p t h a t th e N a tio n a l C ou ncils fu n c tio n — s tu d y in g a n d e x a m in in g p o ssib le so lu tio n s to th e p ro b le m s p ro d u c e d b y s w ift c h a n g e a n d u n e q u a l g ro w th in a m o d e rn w o rld . “ A n c ie n t V a lu e s in M o d ern S e ttin g s ,” th is y e a r ’s slo g a n c h a ra c te riz e d th e w o rk o f th e C o n g re ss, w h ic h w a s c e n te re d on th r e e a s p e c ts o f so cial g r o w th : L ite ra c y , a so cial e x p e rie n c e ; W o m en in M o d ern L ife a n d W o r k ; a n d H a n d ic r a f ts , a F a c to r in C o m m u n ity D ev e lo p m en t. T h e q u e stio n o f lite ra c y , a s e x a m in e d a t th e C o n g re ss, p ro v e d o f sp e c ia l in te r e s t to th e d e v e lo p in g c o u n trie s . A s e m in a r s tu d ie d th e m e th o d s w h ic h h a d b e e n su c c e ssfu lly e m p lo y e d in In d ia a n d I r a n to ra is e th e r a te o f lite r a c y in th e s e c o u n trie s. “ W o m en in M o d ern L ife a n d W o rk ” w a s a s tu d y p ro d u c e d b y s e v e ra l S ta n d in g C o m m itte e s. I t tr e a te d su c h p o in ts a s : th e ro le o f w o m en in th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f c o m m u n itie s, th e tr a in in g o f w o m en fo r p ro fe s s io n a l w o rk , a n d th e a d v a n c e m e n t o f w o m en in n a tio n a l life . A d isc u ssio n o f h a n d ic r a f ts a s a fa c to r in c o m m u n ity d ev elo p m e n t co n clu d ed t h a t in d ev elo p in g c o u n trie s th e y m a y v e ry w ell b eco m e a n im p o rta n t b ra n c h o f th e n a tio n a l eco n o m y if it is w ell a d m in is te re d a n d s u p p o rte d , w h ile in th e in d u s tria liz e d co u n tr ie s h a n d ic r a f ts a re tr e a te d as a h o b b y w h ic h a ffo rd s w o m en h a p p in e s s a n d s a tis fa c tio n . T h e IW C C o n g re ss w as h e ld in th e F o re ig n O ffic e B u ild in g in T e h e ra n . A g ro u p o f y o u n g I r a n ia n w o m en w ith a n e x c e lle n t c o m m a n d o f fo re ig n la n g u a g e s se rv e d a s g u id e s a n d a id e s to all d e le g a te s. T h e lis t o f d e le g a te s c o m p rise d so m e 300 w o m en . T h e la r g e s t d e le g a tio n s cam e fro m F ra n c e , G re a t B rita in , S o u th A fric a , S w itz e rla n d , a n d th e U n ite d S ta te s . In a d d itio n to th e d ele g a te s th e r e w e re m a n y re p r e s e n ta tiv e s o f su c h o rg a n iz a tio n s a s th e In te r n a tio n a l C ou ncil o f B u sin e ss a n d P ro fe s s io n a l W o m en, th e In te r n a tio n a l F e d e ra tio n o f U n iv e rs ity W o m en , a n d o th e r g ro u p s . G re a t c o rd ia lity c h a ra c te riz e d th e C o n g re ss. In a d d itio n to th e re g u la r se ssio n s, c o m m issio n s, a n d s e m in a rs , th e d e le g a te s w e re e n te r ta in e d a t a n u m b e r o f fu n c tio n s. A re c e p tio n in th e R o y a l P a la c e b y H e r M a je s ty E m p re s s F a r a h w as a f a ir y ta le e x p e ri ence. T h e C lub o f A m e ric a n W o m e n in T e h e ra n a rra n g e d a g a rd e n p a r ty , a n d th e A m e ric a n E m b a s s y in v ite d th e d e le g a te s to a d in n e r. M a n y Ir a n ia n fa m ilie s a lso g re e te d th e d e le g a te s in th e i r h o m es. T h e A m e ric a n d e le g a tio n w a s h e a d e d b y M rs. M ild red R o b b in s. T h e C a n a d ia n d e le g a tio n w a s also n u m e ro u s a n d in c lu d e d f o u r w o m en o f U k ra in ia n d e sc e n t — M e sd a m e s T o k a re k , M isk ew , H a w ris h , a n d K o z ia r. I t w as a w o n d e rfu l e x p e rie n c e fo r e v e ry b o d y . F o r m y s e lf, p e r so n ally , i t o p en ed n e w v is ta s , a n d I sh a ll c o n tin u e to m a in ta in th e c o n ta c ts m a d e a t th e C o n g re ss. I sh a ll b e h a p p y to c o o p e ra te w ith th e H a n d ic r a f ts C o m m itte e o f th e H a n d ic r a f ts W o rld C ou n cil. S te f a n ia P u s h k a r . НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ЛИПЕНЬ-СЕРПЕНЬ, 1966 15
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