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“НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЛЮТИЙ 2013 WWW. UNWLA.ORG 21 We should be rooted in our traditions, without which we lose our identity, but we should also recog nize and react to new problems ... tive image of the contemporary Ukrainian labor migrant or the difficulties faced by the children of those parents who left to work abroad. For them, we have a separate project, "Emigrants' children tell their stories." To promote the knowledge of the Ukrain i- an diaspora in Ukraine, we organize a variety of presentations and educational events. Among these is our large project, "Edward Kozak Travels through Ukraine," which will take the exhibition of Edward Kozak's art to various towns in the L'viv region and, God willing, to Eastern Ukraine. Last year Our Life published the abridged English version of your study on Ukraine's rural women (April 2012 ―OW) . Are wo m- en's studies among your main research i n- terests? My main research interests lie in the area of pe d agogy: I wrote my dissertation on textbook deve l o p- ment. But women's studies were never som e thing alien to me. My grandmother was a member of the Union of Ukrainian Women in Ukraine, and my mother helped re - instate this women's organization in Ukraine in the early 199os. I o b- served how Nadia Kharchuk, my mother, Atena Pashko, who was a great friend of our family, and ot h- ers worked to rebuild this organiz a- tion in all the corners of Ukraine. So women's issues were always som e- where near. That is why I was happy to take on the ignored topic of Ukraine's rural wo m- en, and when I began researching their lives and circumstances, I realized how important it is to do this study — at least in order to attract the atte n- tion of others in Ukraine to these women's pro b- lems. Do you see future possibilities for cooper a- tion between the Institute and the UNWLA? I have me t the UNWLA President, Marianna Zajac, both in L'viv and at the 10th FWUWO Co n- gress, in which I had the honor of participating. I think Ms. Zajac belongs to the contemporary ge n- eration of Ukrainian women who are very good at perceiving the changes happenin g in our globa l- ized world, and Ukraine is part of this world. The projects initiated by Ms. Zajac are vital and very contemporary, which is important because Ukrainian women must be in step with the times. Of course, we should be rooted in our traditions, without which we lose our identity, but we should also recognize and react to new pro b lems, and I think Ms. Zajac does just that. This is ev i dent from the pr o jects she in i tiated, such as the Wo m- en's Studies Le c tureship at the Ukrainian Cath o lic University in L'viv. So I hope that our Institute and the women's o r ganization led by Marianna Zajac will cooperate on interesting and much needed future projects. I'd like to use this oppo r tunity to invite Ms. Zajac — on her future visit to L'viv — to give a presentati on of the UNWLA's pr o jects at the I n- stitute and participate in a press confe r ence. You mentioned participating in the 10th WFUWO Congress, which took place in the fall of 2012 in Ca n ada. What were your impre s sions? I told everyone back home that I thought the o r ganization of the Congress was absolutely fla w less. The WFUWO had a wonderful lea d- er in M a ria Shkambara, and it has been a great privilege for me to know this intelligent and gifted woman with ou t standing leadership qualities. It was also my great honor to meet Nadia Shmigel', who re p r e- sents Ukrain i an women at the Uni t- ed Nations, and Ir e na Pa t ten, my gracious host du r ing my stay in Canada. It is great that such wo m- en — intellectuals and i n teresting personalities — represent Ukraine in the intern a t ional commun i ty. The newly elec t ed WFUWO President, Orysia Sushko, will hold the WFUWO Annual Meeting at our I n- stitute this year, so I think that our coope r ation will continue. If you take a look at the program of the 10th WFUWO Congress, you will see tha t it r e- flects the contemporary approach of the Feder a- tion to the pressing problems of our day. And that is very encouraging. I also think it is important for women's organizations to include the younger generation, and I am confident that young Ukrainian w omen will join these organizations and work for the Ukrainian cause, continuing the tradition that is more than one hundred years old. So I have the best of impressions from the Co n- gress, and I would like to wish the Federation ev e- ry success in upholding i ts high standards in the future. Interview by Olesia Wallo
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