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Our Life | Наше життя February | Лютий 2021 24 2012 2010 2018 with Svoboda ’s former Editor-in-Chief Irene Jarosewich 2018 at the UNA Convention have to start somewhere. Whether it’s for a local hromada or on a national scale, you have to start writing. Whether it’s for Svoboda , The Ukrainian Weekly , or Our Life magazine, there are a number of media outlets for which you can write and submit articles. We are always interested in young writers. Don’t be afraid to write, because as editors we can help make your story better. It’s what editors do – so don’t be afraid. Do you see a role for the UNWLA in helping women studying journalism either in the US or in Ukraine? Yes, in Ukraine, where the UNWLA already has a working relation - ship with the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv. Several univer - sities in Ukraine have a journalism program, such as UCU and the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. The UNWLA can offer these students some form of internship and have them write arti - cles. Journalism students would gain experience, clips, and bylines for their portfolios. Students in Ukraine could benefit from such a program and learn how journalism is practiced outside of Ukraine. Over the years, the role of women has changed. Did you experience that through your career? As a woman, I didn’t feel at any point in my career, with either Svo - boda or The Ukrainian Weekly , that I was somehow less important or less knowledgeable. I didn’t see a difference between how a male and female were treated. I never felt belittled or held back because I was a woman. I always felt respected. I didn’t have a neg - ative experience, so I can’t comment. One last question – how do you plan to spend your retirement? My immediate plans for retirement are to de-stress. I’m getting used to not having two deadlines a week. I’ve been working from home since March, and that has made it an easier transition to re - tirement because there has been less change. I’m still in my home, still sitting at the same desk, my cats are still next to me, so the transition to retirement has not been as radical as had I been going to the office every day. I’m still happy to contribute to the newspapers. Currently, I’m work - ing on the annual “Year in Review” since I was Editor-in-Chief for 11 months of 2020. After that, long term, I’m not sure yet. I am looking forward to doing volunteer work, since there is lots of community work that can be done. For sure, I will not be sitting at home, but I’m still waiting to figure it out during this time of Coronavirus. As I wrote in my farewell editorial, I thank the Ukrainian National Association and all the people with whom I’ve worked for giving me the unparalleled opportunity to serve the Ukrainian nation through the UNA’s two newspapers. I am grateful for my time at Svoboda and The Ukrainian Weekly , and extremely grateful for the cooperation and support of everyone there during the course of over 40 years. I wish the new Editor-in-Chief, Andrew Nynka, who was on The Weekly staff in 2001–2006, and the staffs of The Weekly and Svoboda much success. I’m sure I’m leaving the pa - pers in very capable hands.
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