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IAW Centenary Edition 1904-2004 Centenary Edition Congress Rome 1923 International Alliance of Women Equal Rights - Equal Responsibilities 1904-2004 Alliance International des Femmes Droits Égaux - Responsabilités Égales Centenary Edition: Our Name 1904-1926 First Constitution adopted in Berlin, Germany, June 2 & 4, 1904 Article 1 - Name: The Name of this organization shall be the International Woman Suffrage Alliance (IWSA) Alliance Internationale pour le suffrage des Femmes Weltbund für Frauen-stimmrecht 1926-1949 Constitution adopted in Paris, 1926 Article 1 - Name: The name of the federation shall be the International Alliance of Women for Suffrage and Equal Citizenship (IAWSEC) Alliance Internationale pour le suffrage des Femmes et pour l’Action civique et politique des Femmes 1949-2004 The third Constitution adopted in Amsterdam, 1949 Article 1 - Name: The name of the federation shall be the International Alliance of Women, Equal Rights - Equal Responsibilities (IAW) L’Alliance Internationale des Femmes, Droits Egaux - Responsabilités Égales (AIF) Centenary Edition:Author Foreword Foreword My personal introduction to the International Alliance somehow lost track of my copy of that precious document. of Women happened in dramatic circumstances. Having Language and other difficulties were overcome as we been active in the women’s movement, I was one of those scrounged typewriters, typing and carbon paper, and were fortunate to be included in the Australian non-government able to distribute to all of the United Nations delegations delegation to Mexico City in 1975. our version of what we considered to be appropriate. Once I had recovered from the jet-lag and amazement, I Of course it made no apparent difference to the outcome of realized that there must have been an enormous amount the UN Conference, but the boost to our morale, especially of work and responsibility involved in preparation for the the practical evidence of sisterhood across many nations, Forum, and discovered that the International Alliance of languages and customs, gave purpose and encouragement Women was among the NGO’s which had volunteered for to what was for most of us our first, but certainly not our the gigantic task of planning and pulling together the first last, experience of international politics. truly international women’s conference. Additionally, I then discovered that the Women’s Service On returning home I joined IAW and having persuaded Guilds, a long established (1909) conservative organisation WEL that it was certainly to our advantage to affiliate, in my own state of Western Australia had been an associate attended my first IAW meeting in Helsinki in the summer member of IAW for a very long time! of 1982. By then I had been elected to the Australian Senate, The next crucial step was to persuade the newly formed, representing the Australian Labor Party. Having excellent Australia-wide Women’s Electoral Lobby to seriously staff, well able to hold the fort, I was able to travel overseas consider seeking affiliation with IAW, thus expanding our to attend IAW meetings during parliamentary breaks, and position among the feminist organizations of the world. was also able to meet the costs of travel from Australia. This proposition was accepted as bringing to Australian (I missed the Mid-decade Conference in Copenhagen women the opportunity to establish ourselves among the because in 1980 all my resources and energy were devoted effective women’s organizations. to becoming a Senator). The next time I met with IAW members was in Nairobi in As it name implies, WEL, emerged as the answer to 1975 at the End of the Decade for Women UN Conference. the deeply felt need of many Australian women to be Having been given the somewhat overwhelming responsi- more closely involved in the political life of our country. bility of leading the Australian Government official delega- Knowledge of the international activism of prominent ear- tion, whose duties negotiating with other delegations and lier Australian feminists, such as Vida Goldstein and Jessie the usual social obligations, I saw little of my IAW sisters Street, stimulated our need to become more knowledgeable and that, mostly in passing. about the women of the world, and of the United Nations. I had taken part in preparatory meetings for Nairobi in The Mexico Conference and its outcomes convinced me New York, and was dismayed by the overbearing behavior that women’s voices had been rarely heard or heeded, of the USA delegation, which continued throughout the despite the immensely effective work of a few strong women Conference. Predictably there was great tension in Nairobi early in the history of the United Nations. which focused on a few issues, among which were apartheid The document issuing from Mexico in 1975 treated women and the Iran/Iraq war, very distressing for our African as instrumental. For example, they must be healthy in order sisters who had worked so hard to ensure a progressive and to produce healthy children; they should be educated in non-contentious outcome. Despite these complications, a order to work more effectively; they should be encouraged greatly improved and feminist-flavoured main document to train in order to enhance their productivity. was the result. There was no mention of women and girl’s intrinsic rights as human beings to health, education and training. Neither My favourite sentence from the Forward Looking Strate- was there any recognition of women’s vulnerability to gies is this: “Women have the right to control their own violence or of their special needs during pregnancy and fertility, without which they cannot enjoy other rights.” child-birth. Needless to say there was no mention of birth IAW Conferences in Mauritius (1986) and Melbourne control or sexuality. (1989) had their own characteristics. Mauritius was sunny and relaxed, with apartheid being the only contentious Dismayed at these and other omissions, a group of us issue that I recall. Our Melbourne Congress was very well from the Tribune , urged on by Helvi Siipila from Finland organized by our Secretary and subsequently Journal (Secretary General to the UN Conference) and Elizabeth Editor, Priscilla Todd, assisted by others of our Austral- Reid (Adviser on Women’s Affairs to the Australian Prime ian affiliates which are mostly based in Melbourne. It is Minister), separated into groups and constructed what an inevitably cold and wet city, but those who were able to we considered to be an appropriate Plan of Action. My make the long trip were warmly welcomed. I mostly recall contribution as a trade union official was to the group deal- a very formal visit to the Lord Mayor of Melbourne and ing with industrial relations- and to my great regret, I’ve an excellent indoor circus performance in the majestic International Women’s News / Nouvelles Féministes Internationales [Centenary Edition 1904-2004] | 3 Centenary Edition: Foreword ■ Present IAW Board elected in 2002, Sri Lanka – Melbourne Town Hall. Some of the participants were of factors have complicated our planning, our operations subsequently able to travel to Canberra (the capital and site and our collective achievements, but as long as goodwill of the national parliament) and see the Australian Parlia- prevails, we continue to thrive and can only give thanks for ment in action. all those whose dedication over all these years brought us to I missed the Athens Congress because in 1992 I was repre- Berlin for our Centenary Celebration senting the Australian Parliament at the General Assembly of the United Nations, where I presented the Australian As an organization IAW is mostly reliant upon the means Government contributions to the debates on Aging and and good health of our officials to attend meetings of IAW, Disability. Part of that satisfying experience was partici- and of UN and other International Organizations. pating in the Social Policy Commission meetings where We treasure our privilege to participate in these because differences are discussed often at length – and sometimes of the opportunity to contribute from our collective and resolved. Experts in social and socio-legal matters from a personal experience and to build on the excellent reputation range of member states came to address the Commission as built by our members over the decades. is now almost routine in the Commission on the Status of We depend heavily upon the good-will of our officers to Women and adding significantly to the quality of debates. perform their tasks, especially when time and sometimes For me the most rewarding of the Social Commission in language differences have militated against easy communi- 1993 was the presentation by the Philippines of a resolution cation. Because of their generosity and forbearance we have which addressed violence against women. It raised some made significant progress and have maintained a valued objections, during an intentionally low-key debate, but was place in the NGO community. accepted without a vote. This had been carefully managed As I become ex-President at this Year’s Centennial Congress behind the scenes in preparation for the 1993 UN General in Berlin, my overwhelming impressions of the last twenty Assembly, where a strong Declaration on Violence Against years are of the generosity of time, energy, resources and Women (polished in Vienna by a 1993 meeting of CEDAW spirit of my colleagues – a true sisterhood, within which I (Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimi- hope to have the privilege of continuing to participate. nation Against Women) was accepted, once again without May I urge all who join with us, and to our absent members, a division. to take great satisfaction in maintaining the principles of our fore-mothers, of celebrating the achievements of the I cannot recall when I became a Member of the Board century, and of looking ahead with optimism and energy of IAW but at the next Congress in Calcutta, 1996, I was for better lives for all women? ◆ honored and very surprised to be elected President of IAW, succeeding Alice Marangopoulos, and re-elected in 1999 and in 2002.
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