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I nternational Women's Year. In an article for the New York Times — January 5, 1976, Princess Ashraf Pahdavi of Iran, President of the United Nations Com m ittee involved in the form ulation of the Inter national W omen's Conference in Mexico, said that the International W omen's Year began w ithout trium phant trum pet blasts and ended w ithout applause. The International W omen's Year did little to change the various bitter situations of m illions of women all over the world — such as poverty, religious and social tabus, etc. However, in a small way, it did "rock the boat.” The Conference in Mexico drew participants from 133 nations, with the full consent and support of their govern ments. One com m on denom inator emerged when all problem s and grievances were aired — women all over the w orld are second class citizens — if not in one way,then in another. A l though the first session of the General Assembly, after the Con ference almost m utely bypassed its resolutions, some effortson the part of U.N. as an aftermath were exibited. The International Body passed several resolutions of its own, which, if realized and adopted by individual governments, could immensely improve the situations of its women. A new organ of the U.N. — the Institute of Education and Research,was created to propose and furnish data to aid countries in the realization of these resolutions. A nother small concession of the U.N. to women as an after math or afterthought of their year was the dedication of the next decade to women. The most serious consideration fo r the next ten years is whether women can pool their energies and wits and convince their respective governments to include solutions to their problem s in national laws. For us, the problems faced by many women throughout the world assume a secondary place. We are more concerned with situations surrounding our political state. But, we must be aware of wom en's problem s in general and in particular the position of women in Ukraine, where the written law differs so vastly from its practice. So far we have made little progress in com piling inform ation concerning our sisters, but it is som ething which we must do. We must also bring these situations to light in view of the general problem s of women in the world. In our organizational life, the International W omen's Year should have served as initiative to bring many non-affiliated women into Ukrainian W omen's League of America. The year could have been a tim e for making peace between„our various organizations with reference to regional, re lig io u s,o r political issues. The Year passed and little was accom plished in the aforem entioned situations. The highlight of the International W omen's Year for us was the celebration of UNWLA's 50th Anniversary. No matter how liberated women want to become, and no matter how much many of us would like to toss our pots and pans to the four winds — we still like to eat well. For those who can not afford restaurant fare on a regular basis, only one alternative is open — roll up your sleeves, dig up a great recipe and get to work. SHORT RIBS CASSEROLE 2 — 2 1/ 2 lbs. short ribs of beef 1 tablespoon oil 2 cups sliced carrots 3 small turnips — cut in strips 1 cup celery — sliced 1 cup onion sliced 4 cups water 1 6 oz. tom ato paste salt & pepper to taste 1 cup water 1 tablespoon sugar 1 — 2 tablespoon vinegar 3 beets — fresh — cut into strips 1 small cabbage cut into 6 wedges sour cream In a large pot (for oven) brown ribs in hot oil. Drain off fat. Add carrots, celery, turnips and onion. Blend four cups water, tom ato paste salt and pepper — pour over meat and vegetables. Cover and bake fo r Vh to 2 hours. Blend 1 cup water, sugar and vinegar and add to meat. Add beet strips and cabbage. Re turn to oven and bake 1 hour to 11/2 hours more. Skim off fat. Serve with sour cream, black bread and beer. (Alternative #2 — teach your husband how to cook). BOOKS Current Soviet Leaders. Les Leaders Soviettiques Contemporains. A Cum ulatine Guide to O fficials and Notables in the U.S.S.R. Editorial Board: Peter Potichnyj, et al. Com plied by: The B. Lewytzkyj Research Bureau. Oakville, Ont., Mosaic Press, 1975. Vol. 1, no. 1-2. Ukraine in the Seventies. Edited by Peter J. Potichnyj. Papers and Proceedings of the McMaster Conference on Con tem porary Ukraine, O ctober 1974. Oakville, Ont., Mosaic Press, 1975. 355 p. CORRECTION The article entitled "Helen Folys Lototsky"published in the January issue was written by Olga Stawnychy . "O u r Life" #11 of December 1975 p. 32 caption under photographs should read as follows: Georgia Jean Fisanick-Englot, Ph.D. and not "G eorgina" Fisanick-Englot, Ph.D. Also the name of Ms. Mary Lesawyer, the Branch 72 President was misspelled. Sorry about that!
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