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Ukrainian Woman in Two Worlds Conference THE FAMILY Participants of the Introductory Panel, (l—r): Dr. Awramtchuk-Klim, Lydia Bazarko, Zenia Kowalczyn-Brozyna, Dr. Daria Markus, Dr. Ivanna Martyniuk-Richardson. Доповідачі Вступного панвлю. Зліва: д-р Аврамчук-Клим, Ліда Базарко, Зеня Коваль- чин-Брожина, д-р Дарія Маркусь, д-р Мартинюк-Річардсон. The Ukrainian Woman in Two Worlds Conference, sponsored by UNWLA, was held in October this year in Princeton, NJ. It was attended by more than 250 women, who came together to listen, to learn, discuss and share various aspects of their everyday life. The Conference sought to touch upon every phase of interest such as family, the Ukrainian community, personal development and career. The Introductory Panel at the Conference set the stage for the proceedings with an overview of the major aspects of a Ukrainian Woman’s role in society. One of these was the relationship of the woman to her family, which was discussed by Dr. Ivanna Martyniuk Richard son. Dr. Richardson, a licensed professional counselor, began her talk with a historical perspective of the fam ily. For reference she drew on the expertise of Clayton Barbeau, a marriage and family therapist, and author of several books on these subjects, who states, “that until the turn of the century, the western family was a unit which derived great strength from outside of itself”. Dr. Richardson explained that subsequently society and family complemented each other and “social pressures and pleasures worked to maintain the inner equilibrium of the family.” Within the last 80 years or so, the cultural and social matrix, which strengthened and supported the family, has collapsed,” continued Dr. Richardson. She cited increased mobility, changes related to work, re creation and education, and the media as having altered family life. “Our own Ukrainian family has not been spared. Not being aware of what is happening and where we are headed, are contributing to the breakup of families. Many who believe they know what the roles in marriage and family should be, are usually thinking in terms of the past instead of the present and future,” said the panelist. Barbeau states emphatically that all marriages, all families require community support. The Ukrainian fam ily, says Dr. Richardson, has a great need for commun ity support. “Parishes, various organizations and institu tions can be the source of these extended family rela tionships, offering insight, counsel and support in times of crisis and provide a framework for rich interfamily relationships. Only when these very basic needs of today’s young people are met, will they feel emotionally and psychologically drawn and bound to each other, and thus to the people’s from whom they originate.” Ukrainian women in today’s society have the oppor tunity to experience the freedom of choice as to mar riage, career, personal development, motherhood. How ever, warns Dr. Richardson, it is important for women to be fully aware of their options so as not to experience guilt or conflict with their decisions. Dr. Richardson expanded on the option of building a strong family life while retaining a Ukrainian identity. She spoke about the birth of a baby and the importance of bonding with its mother as the primary groundwork for a solid foundation in a relationship. She mentioned other bonding acts such as breastfeeding and the father’s participation during the birth. “As the husband supports his wife in her mothering, he directly influences her sucess and satisfaction as a mother. And as far as the children are concerned, the best thing a father can do for them is to love their mother,” said Dr. Richardson. The panelist spoke about the difficulties modern career women have as mothers, since society makes lit tle provision in supporting their dual role. She faults the feminist movement for instilling the notion in women ’’НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЛИСТОПАД 1986 21
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