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OUR LIFE MONTHLY, p u b lish ed b y Ukrainian N ational W om en's L eague of A m erica Vol. XXXV MARCH 1978 No. 3 Editor Marta Baczynsky CHRYSTOS VOSKRES - CHRIST HAS RISEN WOMAN VIEWS & NEWS IN WOMAN'S WORLD Contiuation For the last two months, News and Views has been de voted to a discussion of the question: why don’t women su cceed in fields of endeavor outside the home? In the first article of this series I attempted to outline the problem and to refute the arguments which traditionally have been used to blame women them selves for their lack of achievem ent. In last month’s colum I briefly described the cau ses of the problem and summarized various research studies which documented the validity of the theory that women do not su cceed b ecau se they are taught to fail. Thus, the page is now set for the third chapter of what has grown to be a four-part series. Lest the reader has forgotten, I had promised at the outset — that is, two months ago - to dis c u ss the subject or sexism in education and the current efforts to eliminate sex-bias from the educational process. Inasmuch as this debate has evolved through indirect, suggestive argumentation — rather than direct, incisive attack — I will per mit myself one last digression before proceeding, with decisive ness, to the matter at hand. About two weeks ago I had occasion to visit the oldest nursery — in today's jargon, day care center — in Philadelphia. Parents can, and do, bring their children to this facility as early as 7:00 AM and pick them up as late as 6:00 PM N eed less to say, all the little people at the nursery are the offspring of working parents, a sizeable proportion, according to the director of the center, are from single-parent homes, usually living with their mothers but, surprisingly, som e residing with their fathers. The children appeared to be well loved and cared for at home. Washed and com bed, they were articulate, jolly and for the most part, baby-fat plump. At the nursery they were supervised by what seem ed to be an army of well-meaning and smiling adults. For most of their daily activities they were grouped by age into sectio n s of ten to fourteen children, assigned to separate rooms and cared for by a team of two teachers and one intern-assistant, usually a co lleg e student majoring in elementary education. MOTRIA KUSHNIR The nursery itself is housed in what was o n ce two adjoining row h ouses in a middleclass section of the city. The old building is in excellent repair, cheerily painted in bright colors and papered throughout by m asterpieces created by the youngsters. The proportions of the structure are child-scale, with narrow stairs painted fire-engine red, low ceilings and low- to-the floor becurtained windows. Inside are short-legged tables, miniature chairs, tiny desks, З-foot cots, little trays and cutlery, as well as every imaginable plaything a child might want to find. All in all, this seem ed to be the picture-perfect nursery — a contender, as it were, for the Good Housekeeping seal of approval. "But look again,” a voiced nagged at me — jogged into w atchfulness by the research I conducted for th ese articles "it’s far from perfect.” And so it was, unfortunately, imperfect indeed. As I walked from room to room I noticed that in each a corner had been specifically set up for the female children; the sp ace was small, based on the assumption, I presume, that th ose made of sugar and spice and everything nice need to move around very little as they play quietly. In th ese rather cramped quarters, carefully fenced in from the group play area by shelves, were dolls, cribs, kitchenettes and a child-size broom and dust pan set. When I wondered, aloud, whether the girls were expected to use th ese implements of their manifest destiny only within the confines of their place or throughout the entire room, I was told, with som e chagrin, that the toys were intended simply for make-believe cleaning and that janitorial services were provided by a reputable firm employing adults. No special area had been set up, in a similar fashion, for the boys. In the remaining three-quarters of the room were to be found books, art supplies, sc ie n ce exhibits, puzzles, steth o sco p es, tricycles and magnets, to mention but a few exam ples. Within this area the children, both fem ale and male, spent most of their day; the boys never ventured, however, into the girls' corner. 22 Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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