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“НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЛЮТИЙ 201 2 WWW. UNWLA.ORG 17 intellectu al heritage of the nation. Summarizing the main idea of the book (which was a collabo - rative effort of twenty scholars from Ukraine and the West), Marian Rubchak noted that it should improve our understanding of the problems that women face. It also intend s to show the real and diverse faces of women of Ukraine in order to counter the image that is more familiar to the West through the developed sex tourism, which notoriously distinguishes Ukraine among other European countries. The discussion on the statu s of women in Ukraine was joined by Dr. Martha Kichorovska - Kebalo who recently defended her doctoral thesis which offers a critical look at the work and achieve ments of Ukrainian women in villages and small towns, relying on the case study of women's orga nizations in Cherkassy. Her observations confirmed that women do not receive fair pay or recognition for their work; however, they are capable of uniting to stand for their own rights and interests as well as for those of their com - munity. It is still a pr oblem that women are often not heard and that they have to come a long way to understand that the expectations the society has of them do not always meet their needs. In this context, an education that would offer young people an alternative view on the po ssibilities of self - realization is even more important. Such education is important for both girls and boys because if the modern woman is presented as a commodity, men are money bags that complete this vicious circle. While women are not encouraged to ach ieve professional success, men do not always understand their role in the family, except for providing financial security. This gives rise to the issues of fathers’ absence in the family, the high rates of alcoholism among men, and even family violence. Ir yna Koshulap quoted the positive example of “schools for dads” — courses for young men who are expecting to welcome a baby into their family. This Swedish experience is now being borrowed by Ukrainian NGOs. Such courses prepare men for thei r new role of a parent and encourage them to take care of their children from the first days of their life. Such programs were shown to improve the relationship in the family and to have a positive impact on a child’s development. However, they are still r are, and bringing gender - sensitive edu - cation into every school should be a priority. One would need to start with educating teachers themselves, however. They were brought up in the same society and, unfortunately, often help spread the abovementioned ste reotypes, even if unknowingly. In fact, the school could be an important counterweight to television and popular media when it comes to gender sociali - zation of children and youth. Therefore, all the participants in the discussion agreed that the establish ment of Gender Studies at the Ukrainian Catholic University (where some future teachers are trained) is an extremely important step. Relying on her previous teaching experience at the UCU, Oksana Kis said she was confident that the University would do the best possible job implementing the program — by providing high - quality teaching, selecting well - trained professors, and allowing for independence in curriculum development. Iryna Koshulap ___________________________________________ Letters from Our Reader s A very moving article by Pavlo Makiyenko... [Nov. 2011 issue] I had not heard about the other two genocide years... I will try to find more via the Internet. If you have some information, please forward. Two of my relatives' families were kidnapped, t rans - ported to the Siberia, and forced to dig gold for the communists in similar terrible conditions as Pavlo's. Pavlo should be greatly encouraged to write the book. It is by reading such articles that we learn more about the outrages by the Russian com munists so that more action may be taken by all who learn the truth, and Ukraine's past will not continue to remain in the dark. Teri Allen While women are not encouraged to achieve professional success, men do not always understand their role in the family...
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