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Here's a report on the women's Many women, especially those who are prospering in the golden '80s, feel they have achieved equality with men. They tend to shun words like feminist, women’s h today. By STEPHEN NICHOLLS The Canadian Press The last of the bra-burnings smouldered 20 years ago, but the embers of the women’s. movement are glowing quietly. And a phoenix of feminism may rise from the ashes in the 1990s. That’s if fiscal belt-tightening leads to social backsliding. In the conservative climate of the 1980s, feminism has become a dirty word to some people. Some say women have been liberated*and the feminist fight is over. But others insist the movement is still vital, with many of its champions now slugging away quietly from inside the institutions it targeted 25 years ago. Many of the gains that the Gloria Steinems and Bet- ty Friedans and their Canadian sisters set their sights on in the 1960s have been accomplished In Canada, 39 women sit in Parliament, six in cabinet (though only one as a senior minister); three females are members of the Supreme Court of Canada; women work in boardrooms, anchor newscasts, fight fires, labor in mines, assemble cars; they can even bear arms for their country Gone is the myth that there were some jobs women couldn’t handle. But the ’80s swing to the right has rendered feminism unfashionable, WANT POWER Ottawa's New F-Word is the title in Tory blue let ters thatanchors the cover of the April issue of Saturday Night Magazine. Inside, writer Charlotte Gray looks at the am- bitious women of the federal Conservative government who are interested in power, not fighting for women’s They're grateful for the ground their sisters won for them, But, in the ’80s, they don’t need to fight for rights. “*1 really don’t even think about feminism,” says a 28-year-old clerk in Edmonton, “It’s not an issu. It's a "60s or "70s thing."? “A serious professional woman today would scowl at that word," says a 31-year-old records officer in Toronto. ‘I wouldn't want to be identified with (the term) feminist. That’s not the way to get ahead.”* Diehard feminists may smart a bit with those sen- timents. STILL BELIEVE Don't be fooled by words, says Dawn Currie, who teaches women’s studies at the University of British Columbia “A lot of women, especially those under 30, don’t want to be labelled as feminists, but if you really talk to them they do believe in things like equality for women ... improving the conditions for full-time housewives, im- proving the conditions for mothers. “So in a lot of ways what they’re reacting to is a label. That’s fairly understandable. Feminism has got kind of a short shrift in the media. The common, Women s By The Canadian Press Some thoughts on feminism, families and the future “I personally think it’s a bit outdated; the word feminist. | wouldn't want to be called a feminist.” Trail ENJOY A TRAIL TRADITION 364-1816: RESTAURANT Treat the whole family to an elegant dinner, in a cosy atmosphere in honor of Mom! 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VOG 260 issues Tory women smacked of ‘feminism.'"” of the times. the clout it once did Women. Congress. She describes a gathering for the 21 newly ¢lected “The most striking characteristic of the party, however, was the murmured distaste for anything that One MP even wanted to disband the National Ac- tion Committee on the Status of Women. A telling sign Although it boasts of nearly 600 member organizations, the once-powerful NAC doesn’t wield Noi only did the group have its grant recently slashed’ by $95,000 — part of $2 million cut from women’s groups in April’s federal budget — the Tories recently delivered a double whammy by pitching in $21,000 for a conference of the anti-feminist group Real “| think the right wing has been extremely suc- cessful in dividing women,"' says Nancy Riche, executive vice-president of the Canadian Labor Carolyn Waldo, Olympic gold medallist. ‘To me, whether women want to call themselves feminists is less important than what they believe. I think you'll find the vast majority of women and men today believe that women stiould have full political, legal and economic equality with men, and that’s really what feminism means."’ Anne Summers, editor of Ms magazine, New York “1 think one of the things~that’s holding us (women) back is family. Children do stop us from reaching higher levels of employment .... When men have babies, I’ll know we’re equals.”” Laura Sabia, for- mer activist, Toronto. ““My mom has had to work really hard. She's a teacher, and even in that field there are a lot of instances where she doesn’t get treated equally. | think the oppor tunities are there, but I think we have to be prepared to fight for'them.”’ Victoria Black, student, High.River, Alta. everyday perception of someone who is feminist is someone who is quite radical.”’ Call it what you like, feminism is alive in 1989. “IT think it's very strong,” says Lynn Kaye, NAC president “The movement has reached out and concentrated in different areas.” “It's more institutionalized,"’ says Liberal Senator Lorna Marsden, ‘‘The social movement side of feminism is taking a less high-profile role. So many feminists are inside the establishment.’ MORE DIVERSE “Feminist ideas have diffused through the population," says Meg Luxton, author of More Than a Labor of Love. ‘It’s a really diversified women’s movement. There aré women’s caucuses in unions, professional women’s organizations. “I think many of the things 20 years ago we were demanding seemed wild and were getting a lot of media attention,"’ says Luxton. ‘*Now, they're embedded in society. Maybe feminism is dead to the media because it's no longer weird.”” Although things have been getting better for women in Canada, disparities still exist. Men’s jobs still pay more on average than women’s jobs. More women than men are living below the poverty line And with surveys showing that more mothers than fathers assume the prime child-raising role, women of eak out on ““There seems to be a swing io conservatism, which is traditionally a time when women do lose way in their rights. I think a lot of the things we take for granted as having been won are suddenly being questioned. Karen Opas, hospitality worker, Vancouver Feminism alive butunderground every station face a struggle between work and family. “1 think one of the biggest problems and the biggest decisions women have to-make is that decisior between family and career, and | think it’s really a lot of stress on women nowadays,” says singer Candy Pen nella, 21, of Toronto. That stress is likely to get worse if, as some suggest, a recession hits in the next year or two. HURT WOMEN “The historical thing has been that when economic times get bad, there's a real push to send women back to the home,”’ says Riche of the labor congress. ‘I think we'll see that push again.” The impagt of a recession is bound to be felt hard by women. Many more women than men are working part time, and many working full time do not have the seniority that men do. Those two groups of women will be the first to be out of work when companies start laying off . “‘What a recession will reveal is the very tenuous foothold that Canadian women hold in our economy,” says Senator Marsden. “There's a perception that women are a second in- come, not the main income (in a family),”” says Toronto lawyer Lynda Tanaka. “The woman's income is seen as somewhat sacrificial.” t e e - “We're going through a social revolution today at least as important as the industrial revolution: .. Women are at the cutting edge of changé — they've had to be, it’s their lives that have changed.’’ Doris Ander- son, author-columnist 28 years of change By The Canadian Press Some important dates for modern feminism in Canada: 1960 — Birth control pills go on sale 1963 — Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique becomes war cry of women’s movement 1967 — Ottawa appoints Royal Commission on Status of Women, “1969 — Criminal Code amended, making abortion legal if approved by a hospital's therapeutic abortion committee. 1970, — First women’s studies course given at University of Toronto 1971 — Robert Andras appointed first federal cabinet minister responsible for status of women. 1972 — National Action Committee on the Status of Women founded. 1973 — Canadian Advisory-Council on the Status of Women established. 1982 — Bertha Wilson first woman appointed to Supreme Court of Canada 1984 — Jeanne Sauve appointed first female Governor General of Canada 1986 — Ottawa passes Bill C-62, dealing with af- firmative action for women, visible minorities, disabled 1987 — Coalition of women’s groups protest Meech Lake constitutional accord 1988 - Abortion law struck down by Supreme Court. (Most. information excerpted from Feminist Organizing for Changes: The Contemporary Women’s Movement, Oxford 1988). INCOMPATIBLE? . . . the fitness image for women can appear to be anti-feminist. Fitness image may counter goal By KIRK LAPOINTE The Canadian Press The fitness image for women often with-the-goals-of PREMIUM PERFORMANCE RADIAL BUY 3 GET 4 EAGLE GT (H SPEED RATED) BLACK SERRATED LETTERS Size P'175/70HR13 P208/60HR P'195/50HR15 PREMIUM PERFORMANCE RADIAL BUY 3 : GET 4 EAGLE GT BLACK SERRATED LETTERS Sale Price “The commercial representation of ALL SEASON RADIALS fitness is detrimental to well-being and ==§ 59 95 — —ABRIVA_ is contrary to feminism,”’ she wrote. Enjoy A NIGHT ON THE TOWN FOR MOM MOTHER'S DA CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH For all of our special mothers and their families, we are presen ting the return of our special Mother's Day Brunch! Select your favourite meal from a large variety of tantilizing dishes 10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Sunday, May 14 RESERVATIONS Lunch and Die Fireside Dining ROOM isio-sn ave..cos feminism. The commercial representation of fitness — a slim, physical, even sensual body — may appear to some women as more of a disadvantage than a benefit. And the role models for fit women — the aerobics leaders, in particular — can even appear anti-feminist Many older, overweight men find the quest for fitness intimidating. But, feminists argue, that intimidation can be harder on women and their attempts to secure an equal place in society. From the clothing to the close-ups of exercise on television, the emphasis of modern-day fitness can appear as a slap in the face of feminism. ‘The problem is, fitness can portray women in a strictly Sexual light,”” says Elizabeth Ready, associate professor of physical education at the University of Manitoba. “More women need access to fit- neés, but not on the terms that seem to be offered today. The terms appear to be outdated."* In a recent article in the quarterly magazine of the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women in Sport and Physical Activity, Ready wrote that the emphasis on strength and body composition in fitness un- dermines feminism. Beyond that, science has been slow to examine specific effects of exercise on women. Too often, male-oriented issues — health risks of obesity, for in- stance — are studied and the results are simply applied to women. That means women don’t have the information necessary to assess the risks of exercise. “It’s only been very recently that any attention has been given to women’s health issues in fitness,’’ Ready said in an interview. Now, science is studying the effects of exer- cise on osteoporosis, amenorrhea, pre- menstrual syndrome, pregnancy and 7515 other topics pertinent to women. sence In recent years too, there has been a shift in fitness to a more general con- cept of well-being — the so-called *“*holistic’’ approach that includes striving for psychological well-being as part of generat fitness. Greater emphasis must be placed on the holistic approach, says” Ready, because it allows the widest ac- cessibility for women. 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