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YO U N G A C H IE V E R S A W A R D S — 1986 It was a hot afternoon. The subways, as usual, were fin icky, cranky and late. I did have a seat on the steaming, psychadelic subway, but my standard train pacifier — a racy spy novel — was downright boring. I wasn’t too confident of the outfit I had on either. Inadvertently my right foot began to tap, an outward sign of an inner scream. I was on my way to an event that I had looked for ward to for a couple of weeks, namely the 1986 Young Achievers Award presentation, sponsored by the National Council of Women of the United States. I am always eager to attend their functions, since I have found that the NCW people are outstanding in their public presen tations. This year the event was held in the new building of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of U.S. on Sev enth Avenue in New York City. The rickety subway cars did manage to make it to my station and I quickly propelled myself through the remaining people-packed blocks to my destination. Within the cool confines of the elegant steel and glass tower of the Equitable building, I felt my frustration abating and confidence and peace returning. How can I describe the executive board suite of the Equitable building where the presentation was held without using adjectives such as magnificent, breathtak ing and downright unbelievable. I was not prepared for the fiftieth floor of a skyscraper and a board room the size of a ballroom, three stories high, with floor to ceil ing windows overlooking the majesty of New York City. I can just picture myself doing business in a place like this! Actually, the board room was shown to me and other guests through the courtesy of a friendly fellow who works as a security guard in the building. But that is not to say that the other three superb rooms where the presentation was held had less of a view or were slighted in elegance. All in all the setting for the NCW event matched the occasion perfectly. Prior to the presentation of the awards there was a reception at which I met other members of the Ukrain ian National Women’s League of America, my friends and fellow “Soyuzianky” — Vice President Maria Tomo- rug, Corresponding Secretary, Rosalie Polche, Editor of Our Life magazine Olha Liskiwska, and Mrs. Oksana I. Szczuk. We congregated close to a marvelous buffet display of delicious shrimp and between sumptuous mouthfuls of the delectable morsles and sips of white wine, we admired our surroundings, chatted about this and that, and generally had a pleasant time. The Young Achievers Awards program is an annual project of the NCW and one of their finest. Each year the organization empowers a prestigious panel of judges to choose six young women from many applicants, to be honored. These six must meet the following criteria: they must have achieved recognition in their chosen field by the age of 35; have demonstrated leadership qualities and ability; have made contributions in areas other than their chosen professions; be involved cur rently in their careers. It is at events such as this that one can see what far-reaching strides women in this country have made. This year the Young Achievers represented a good cross-section of careers. There was Holly Atkinson, a physician and journalist; Jane Alexander, a young wo man who founded a shelter for homeless women in Bos ton; Sylvia Castillo, an Executive Director for the National Network of Hispanic Women; Jacqueline Knight Gates, a Manager of Corporate Relations of Pepsi Company; Elaine L. Chao, a Deputy Administrator of the Maritime Administration, and Margaret Hand, a judge of Tippe canoe County in Indiana. These six young, vibrant women had two very im portant things in common — they were dreamers and doers. Each spoke for a short time upon receiving her award, and in their words one could hear the strength of their convictions and the unbending determination which helped them to realize their dreams no matter what obstacles stood in the way. The keynote speakers for the Young Achievers Awards presentation were two very interesting women. “News 4 New York” film and theater reviewer Pia Lind- strom and the very successful women’s footwear de signer Joan Helpern of “Joan and David” shoes. Ms. Lindstrom said that although the broadcasting industry has changed some and today there are many women in the technical and reporting end of the busi ness, there are still no women in the top managerial/ decision-making slots. “Old perceptions have not altered and men really don’t like to work for women,” she stated. Ms. Lindstrom said she hoped that the young women honored at this event, as well as other women will soon be able to crack the “glass ceiling”, the barrier which keeps women from the top positions. Joan Helpern was trained in social psychology and had a successful career in education before making a change to footwear design and an even more successful career. The slightly stout (“ I once was tall and thin and what you’re looking at is the result of jet lag”), silver- haired, soft-spoken shoe tycoon said women tend to be creative people, who are communicators and doers. She went on to say that there is great satisfaction in explor ing new avenues of endeavor, and women should not be afraid to attempt them. She explained that the most dif ’’HALUE Ж ИТТЯ ”, ВЕРЕСЕНЬ 1986 29
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