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ABOUT WOMEN A helping hand... The New York City Commission on the Status of Women has issued its G U ID E TO W O M E N ’S S T U D IE S for Spring 1986. It is a wonderful reference manual, which for a little more than the price of a subway token, can change and improve one’s life. The G U ID E offers a comprehensive 83-page listing of courses, seminars, programs and lectures designed to improve the quality of life of the New York woman. It begins with information about financial aid: lists of resources, informational services, campus-based aid, entitlement programs, loans and other fnancial aid pro grams and special scholarships. The G U ID E also lists schools, universities, organi zations, business associations, city and state institu tions which offer programs for women. The programs encompass a large area of interests from personal counseling to business management, from health and safety education courses to politics, philosophy and culture. The GUIDE gives complete information about each course or lecture. Copies of the G U ID E T O W O M E N ’S S T U D IE S may be obtained for $ 1.50 each by writing to: The Commission on the Status of Women 52 Chambers Street, Suite 207 New York, NY 10007 H a il C olum bia!... Barbara Aronstein Black has recently been ap pointed as dean of Columbia Law School. The 52-year old mother of three and professor of legal history made history herself by becoming the first woman ever to head one of the nation’s most prestigious educational law institutions. A friend from N airobi... Our own Dr. Martha Bohachevsky-Chomiak, who attended the United Nations Decade for Women Con ference in Nairobi, Kenya last summer, received a letter from a gentleman she met at the Conference. His name is Raymond Lloyd and he is a member of an interna tional organization called Women & Men, which as its letterhead states, was “ fo u n d e d to e n c o u ra g e m e n to sh are in w o m e n ’s a d v a n c e m e n t’’. Mr. Lloyd writes that his work within his organiza tion has two main aims: "the a p p o in tm e n t o f ab le w om en to n a tio n a l a n d in te rn a tio n a l p o s itio n s o f e x e c u tiv e le a de rsh ip, a n d the c o m m e m o ra tio n o f c e n te n a rie s a n d sim ila r anniversaries o f d is tin g u ish ed w om en o f h is to ry .” Men & Women was organized in 1980 when Mr. Lloyd resigned from a position in the United Nations. He says he found the U.N. system “in c re a s in g ly c h au v - a n is tic a n d u n ive rs alis tic b u t n o t d e m o c ra tic .” Mr. Lloyd further explains that he works within the framework of two other ideals: “ the re lie f o f s u fferin g b y the hungry, the re fu g e e s a n d o pp re ss ed m in o ritie s a n d the p ro m o tion o f p lu ra lis t d e m o c ra c y in in te rn a tio n a l re la tio n s .” Mr. Lloyd states that he works on a voluntary basis, ful ltime, and is financed solely by his own personal sav ings. Mr. Lloyd travels, gives lectures and writes articles on behalf of his organizaton. In his letter, Mr. Lloyd wrote Mrs. Chomiak: “ You can a d va n ce m y w ork b y s e n d in g m e press clips or o th e r n o tic e s o f the a c h ie v e m e n ts o r a p p o in tm e n ts o f c o n te m p o ra ry w om en, a n d o f c e n te n a rie s a n d s im ila r an n iv e rs a rie s o f d is tin g u is h e d w o m en o f h is to ry w hich are co m in g up from 1987 onw ard. F o r m y p a rt I s h all se n d y o u the letters a n d lists w he re y o u r in fo rm a tio n is u sed .” A step ahead... Although Switzerland considers itself a modern European country, it has, until recently, floundered in the middle ages as far as women’s rights are concerned. Women’s suffrage was adopted at the federal level only 14 years ago and the equal rights amendment only four years ago. In October 1985, a national referendum on equal marriage rights for women was held in Switzerland and it passed with a, not-too-exciting, 54.7 %. It made invalid archaic laws such as the husband’s right to manage his wife’s inheritance and private finances, the right of the husband to choose whether his wife can work or not, as well as, his right to choose the place where the family will live. There has been strong opposition to the referen dum, with conservatives calling the move “antimarriage” and “antifamily”. Books are know ledge... Suzanne Mubarek, the First Lady of Egypt visited the United States recently with her husband President Hosni Mubarek, to attend the opening of the United Nations General Assembly. In an interview with repor ters, the charming Mrs. Mubarek spoke about her coun try, her people, but mostly about the subject that is dearest to her heart — education. A graduate of the American University in Cairo, Suzanne Mubarek has a master’s degree in education. Her concern in this field is mostly with primary schools 28 ’’НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, СІЧЕНЬ 1986 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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