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OUR LIFE Monthly, published by Ukrainian National Women’s League of America VO L. XL MAY 1983 EDITED BY A. H. Sawyckyj SURVEY AT WOMEN’S CONFERENCE SHOWS POSITIVE RESULTS The results of a survey taken at the Ukrainian Women’s Conference last October indicate that 98% of those participants responding had a positive reaction to the conference, and that 97% would attend another national event of this type. Ninety-four percent said they would also be interested in local, smaller-scale con ference. Out of the 600 persons from across the U.S., includ ing some from Canada and other countries, 185 answered the questionnaire, which was distributed at the conclusion of the conference weekend. A thorough analysis of the questionnaire was undertaken in the aftermath of the conference by Nadia Nynka, head of the Organizing Committee’s Program Subcommittee, and her two close associates on that subcommittee, Oka Hrycak and Sonia Slobodian. “We received a tremendous amount of positive feedback in these questionnaires,” said Ms. Nynka. “And the criticisms were of a truly constructive nature, which speaks well of the attitudes of the respondents.” Responses to the open-ended questions in the survey provide fascinating insights into the variety of women’s motivations for participating in this event. For example, here are some of the responses to the question “Why did you attend this event?” “To gain energy for the reaffirmation of the vitality of being a Ukrainian woman.” “To get a sense of where Ukrainians are, what their attitudes and capabilities are, and what the opportunities for participation are.” “Solidarity.” “I belong to UNWLA and feel that I am definitely part of this conference.” One respondent, obviously male, gave this reason for attending: “ I love the Ukrainian wife I ‘intermarried.’ I want to be a better informed and supportive husband.” (Bless his heart!) In response to that question “Did the conference meet your expectations?” 93% of the respondents answered in the affirmative. “ It exceeded them,” said some. “This was great. Congratulations on your great job.” “There was a candor and openness in discussions which I had not thought possible in a Ukrainian com munity setting,” said one respondent, referring to the conference in general and the singles’ panel in particular. However, not all the assessments were positive. Seven percent of the respondents in the survey had re servations. Some said there was “insufficient audience participation and participants to be open about them selves would have been appreciated.” To the question “Was understanding Ukrainian a problem for you?” 90% of the respondents answered “No.” But among the 10% who answered “Yes,” there were such comments as “Ifelt I was looked down upon because I did not speak in Ukie,” or “The fact that it was totally in Ukrainian limited the understanding of some topics to some women.” The question “What suggestions do you have for future conferences of this kind?” elicited many interest ing and valuable suggestions. Most felt that the conference should be an annual event, but there should be fewer panels; topics should be discussed in greater depth and on a more professional level. A number of respondents felt there should be “more divergent viewpoints,” “panelists from different sectors of our society,” and “more male participation.” “There should be more of the program in English,” said some. “Try to attract more young women in their twenties,” said another. “More time is needed for women to mingle, meet, and exchange ideas.” “Better accomodations,” said some. While some felt the “next conference should be held at Soyuzivka again," another said “the next time it should be held in the Midwest.” Someone else suggested “the conference should travel from city to city.” “Future conferences should be geared toward fulfilling concrete ideas and projects, not just to discussing them,” was another sug gestion. Most respondents were satisfied with the variety of topics offered at the conference, but there were several new ideas offered in response to the question “What suggestions do you have for future topics?” as follows: the problems of the professional woman; well-organized networking; advice for setting up child-care centers; problems of young adults; problems of families living
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