Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 25, 1973, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press july 1973 omens i is women suffer poverty Montreal up the poverty of women came As a Shock to the 1967 Royal com Mission on the status of chairman Florence Bird the parroted myth that women control 80 per cent of the wealth of the country was wasted by the she an analysis of individual tax returns showed women receive Only 20 per cent of All earned Bird told the 900 delegates to the Althusa inter National convention being held Here this the fact is that nearly two thirds of All welfare recipients Are two thirds of these women Are separated or divorced and More than half of them have children under the Low incomes of women Are largely explained by the fact that when they work out Side the Home they Are employed in the so called Trade t i o n a 1 women even though most have More formal schooling than she despite equal pay Laws passed by the Federal and provincial Many Ca Nadian women Are paid less than men even when they do jobs of equal value and respond a recent Survey by the Feder Al labor department in four cities showed that in each of 10 occupations women average weekly salary rates were less than those for men in similarly described to for average weekly salary for women material record clerks was compared with for in the rate was for women and for Core funding and getting three native groups together Are expected to come up for discussion Here this week at the third conference of the National native women Assoc a these two subjects will be main areas of according to Vera Richards of provisional chair Man of the National More than 50 delegates from across Canada Are expected at the conference Friday to Sun Day at the Sucrato Carlton Richards said in an interview delegates will probably discuss funding the association to allow the setting up of a t i o n a 1 Headquarters getting no status and Metis people to work together and a slate reunion members of the former Ca Nadian women army corps will hold the 32nd anniversary reunion the last weekend of sep tember in the pro Gram for the today reunion will include a Wreath laying ceremony and a More information is available from reunion chairman Shirley Wood 201 Niagara m5v about 150 children aged five to 12 gathered in the lobby of the Centennial concert Hall tuesday to participate in the summer play grounds free stage festival held by inner City Parks and recreation de the program was Origi Nally scheduled for the Sun Centre Flea but threat of rain moved the event the Chil Dren participated in Folk singing and skits and puppet the festival will also be held 2 to 4 wednesday and Rural women seeking Legal rights advice by Pamela Bottomley i corned about receiving some of the assets of a on which they have worked for when their husbands the children May have been paid to work on the farm but she All extra Cash went into building the Herd or improving the land rather than to her or the now that the Farmer is re tiring she wants some recognition of her the same is said of the women involved in Small businesses with their if a Man decides after 15 years of marriage that he no longer wishes to remain mar ried to his wife who is working As his partner in the same business she has no right to anything Canada in women Legal rights in marriage and business Are the major concerns of most callers to the women Bureau of the Manitoba department of Mary the bureaus said in an interview that in its first year the Bureau has established Good relations with women has acted As a listening and provided advice and answers for women with the women she is receiving Many Calls Erom Rural these women Are con available at your grocer now tic the seasons first Manitoba potato of tit so they almost melt in your so hurry to your nearest grocer and pick some up today Manitoba vegetable producers marketing Board employment the possibility of a split in a marriage should be consid ered from the beginning in Case it Rural who with husbands want to stay on the see themselves be and who must take other come More by jobs to help the farm raising children they acquire a have greater problems of child depth of the antagonism to Ward women on the Job still amazes she have a greater understanding of the problems facing but men have to be convinced that these Eady said she spoke mainly to women and school groups hut would like to talk to mixed or predominantly male its difficult for a woman to reach out into the world if her husband and children dont de stand her need to do she Arent confident of their abilities to succeed outside the even if they desperately want to you hear More when asked their say in just a House meeting set Here for native women proposed Constitution of the National speakers included on the ton soc Idt events held for Bride elect social events were held to Honor Deborrah Barnfather who will marry Ian Orr Satur Shower hostesses were Graham Smith David Skrabek Eileen Bennett and Fay Howell and Thorkilson Paul Gray and Barbara a Lun Cheon was hosted by miss Ben Nett and miss and Paul William m c c a s k i 11 and miss Athey hosted a social evening for the a rehearsal party was planned by the Groom elects Mary care than Urban the in Advocat ing its stay should look at improving Day care for Rural children so that mothers can help the farms stay said the women Bureau begins its second year of operation Eady Doest expect it to become a Large Sec Tion of the government machine in the women must realize what a valuable experience raising running a Home especially in the sense of self women Home arc Able to a j o j 1 1 j i better knowledge of human nature than Many she when they look at real ize the outstanding abilities of organization they have con All their Volunteer women must be conscientious to want to get out and help their communities voluntarily they must have drive and initiative to be Able to do it when there Are children at Home h1u ill x i i it would be unrealistic to said duplicate the work of other de she said the Bureau is Able to help other government departments with problems per Taining to women and that some of the women Bureau studies Are initiated by other according to the first year of the bureaus exis tence has been an interesting i had problems of an idea of women but the the 1 can 67 Gold Seal tuna i cup chopped Green Pepper 1 chopped onion 2 cups to up lettuce 2 vinegar or Lemon juice salad dressing 2 cups lightly crushed potato chips another recipe from the Gold Galley tuna crunch salad separate Combine with Green onion and Sprinkle with vinegar or Lemon moisten with salad just before serving add the potato toss lightly serve on Crisp salad serves delightful with hot baking powder biscuits or yeast Rolls and a bowl Ful of olives and celery curls in crushed you can try this tasty menu idea using delicious Gold Seal solid flaked White or chunk Light tuna youve caught the Best of the catch should Start to realize that Volunteer experience is id like to see a space allot Ted for past and present Volun Teer work on every Job Applina the women she will continue to make re commendations through the minister o particularly for management training for women in government so that they will be equally equipped with men to move up this should encourage Pri vate business to provide the same Tyoe of business has Long Over looked the potential of its women Young men Are brought in from outside the business and the women Are told to now there starting to re sent this and believe they should have an Opportunity for i think More women Start applying for these administrative three summer study projects being carried out by the to mens Bureau on women in the Manitoba labor the problems of child care and the statutes of Manitoba should be c o in p 1 e t e d by mid sep Eady expects the Stu Dies results to be published either late this year or Early i i next Transcona Jayc ettes hold on to award t h e Transcona Jayc Eltes have been named the out standing Faycette unit in Canada for the fourth consecutive the group conducts projects in Community self improvement and Leader ship stationary custom Riviera Foi Dup strongest awnings anywhere manufactured in Winnipeg for o free estimate Call 7834863 manufacturing co lid 1365 Border 7726567 t a t i v e Agenda Are Jean a magistrate at nor Way Friday morning june a Winnipeg Scoti Mist and member of the National advisory Council on the status of saturday evening and Amy former director of the Selkirk Indian and Friendship sunday Friday afternoon a panel will discuss getting delegates will break into Semi Nar groups saturday morning and discuss housing and family life although the conference int closed to nonnative invitations have Only been sent out to native Richards Strawberry social Clande Boye United Church women will hold a Straw Berry social to 5 saturday at the Community Hall in Home baking will be for shoe summer Sale feature special ladies clogs Parr All summer shoes priced to Clear All sales final Polo Park 422 Portage Golden apricots ready now and deliciously Good in so Many fresh summertime try them any Way youd serve Apricot cottage cheese salad pit and Peel fresh arrange Crisp lettuce on salad plates Mound cottage cheese on dip Apricot halves in Maraschino Cherry juice and arrange in Circle around Garnish with Maraschino cherries and try these Quick Apricot summer suggestions alternate Apricot halves with chunks of cooked Ham and Green Pepper pieces on skewers to chop and fold apricots into sweetened whipped Cream to top hot for extra flavour at try adding apricots to halibut Steak or your Favourite Chicken and be sure to preserve lots of apricots for Sunshine flavour your family will enjoy All year for your copy of our Sunshine meals Booklet on preserving and ire ezme All use and 25t in Coin to tree fruits ;