International Women's Year Marks 1975 by Abby Haight Efforts to Advance the Status of Women Even More Advances Are Made by Women
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Woody Allen’s film "Sleeper” will The English Graduate show tonight in Campbell Hall at 7:30 Organization meets today at 5:00 and 10 p.m. in the Graduate Room, South Hall 1417. Vol. 55 -N q . 57 University of lia at Santa Barbara Friday, January 10,1975 January is traditionally a time from the pivotal perspective that for looking forward and evaluating January brings. It is a look at the the past. For over half of our past year, and a preview of the nation's population, 1974 has been future. The emphasis is positive, for a year of heightened consciousness, the American woman has more new visibility, and previously choices and opportunities than ever unequaled accomplishments. 1975, before, and has spent the past year International Women's Year, will successfully opening up the system. hopefully see the passage of the We have included a number of Equal Rights Amendment, the different views of women in this appointment of a female U.S. issue, because liberation more than Supreme Court Justice, and the anything else means the freedom to successful performance of the choose for oneself. The progress women who won public office in toward this goal in 1974 and 1975 the November elections. gives hope that our daughters will This issue is devoted to women have this freedom. International Women's Year Marks 1975 By Abby Haight efforts to advance the status of women even more advances are made by women. and each member nation has been asked 1975 has been declared International athletes made considerable progress, Ratification of the Equal Rights to mark Women's Year by programs for Women's Year by the United Nations. culminating in the establishment of Amendment to the Constitution is the benefit of women. Australia seems to ' or he American woman, it will be a Womensports, a magazine especially for expected as early as June, with 33 out of have taken an early lead by allocating $2 time to both celebrate thè milestones of women involved in athletics. the necessary 38 states already having million with the intention of reaching all 1974 and work for further progress in New guidelines proposed by the U.S. voted approval. Once ratified, the states women in the country. In the U .S., nearly 1975. Department of Health, Education and have two years to bring their laws into every women's organization, from the 1974 saw more women running for Welfare would enforce Title IX of the compliance with the new Constitutional General Federation of Women's Clubs to political office than ever before in the education amendments of 1972, provision, so a flurry of legislative activity the National Organization for Women, nation's history. Almost 900 women ran prohibiting sex discrimination in any can be anticipated. Most states w ill have a has planned a major activity to observe for state and federal office, and those educational institution receiving federal new crop of women attorneys and the ye a r. campaigns were successful. Connecticut funds. Schools across the nation, legislative assistants doing the research for elected a woman governor, Democrat Ella particularly athletic departments and the required revisions. On the whole, the future looks bright T. Grasso. San Jose voters chose Janet scholarship offices, have protested the In conjunction with International for America's woemn. After more than a Gray Hayes as their mayor, the first guidelines, but HEW seems committed to Women's Year, the United Nations will century of struggle, they may son attain woman mayor o f a city with a population implementation in the near future. sponsor an intergovernmental world the equality which is so much a part of of over 500,(XX). California's new 1975 promises to be a year in which conference in Mexico City1 in late June, the American dream. secretary of state is March Fong Eu, a former assemblywoman who holds a Ph.D. in education. North Carolina's Susie Sharp became the first female State California Commission on Women Supreme Court chief justice. Women also flexed their muscles in the economic world last year. A new federal Studies inequities in Law, Societal Roles law makes it illegal to deny credit to a person on the basis of their sex or marital By Becky Morrow enabled to contribute and participate commitment is now possible within this status, a practice which had been used to The California Commission on the more fully in society, giving advice to new time frame. deny a BankAmericard to the female Status of Women was established by the those groups developing programs to At present the commission's major mayor of Davenport, Iowa when her state legislature and the governor. While meet women's needs, and recommending project involves the Equal Rights credit card application was submitted women still face the inequity of the laws, certain action to the legislature. Amendment (ERA ). The amendment was without her husband's signature. And credit discrimination and stereotyped The committee is comprised of 17 approved by Congress on March 22, Bank of America also settled a suit which attitudes of a woman's proper role in commissioners, 6 of whom are members 1972. In order to become law the granted equal pay to women in their society, it is the goal of the Commission of the legislature, 9 who are public amendment needs ratification by 2/3 (38) employ and created more women to eliminate these discrepancies and to members with 4 year terms and 2 who are of the states. 33 states have approved tl>e officers. New legislation has also enable women to fully participate in statutory members. amendment and a survey conducted by prohibited the Small Business so cie ty. At its inception the commission was the Commission on the Status of Women Administration from discriminating The Commission's duties entail only advisory and required renewal at suggests that five more states w ill ratify it against women in the awarding of small studying inequities in the law, the two year intervals. In 1971, it was before June of this year. business loans. changing roles and responsibilities of renewed without a termination date. A With the ratification by 38 states, all women, ways in which women will be long range planning and program states will be required to change or EPISCOPAL PRIESTS remove all sex discrimination laws in their The churches have felt the impact of a constitution within two years. heightened women's consciousness over Through grants from the Rockefeller the past year. Eleven Episcopal women Foundation, the Commission has were ordained into the priesthood. established a legal staff. The staff is Feminist theologians have re-examined studying the best possible ways to change the Bible and found a basis for a new the California laws to conform to the interpretation of the role of women. ERA, which the legislature has already Reverend Patricia Budd Kepler, director ratified. Later, the staff will devise a plan of ministerial studies at Harvard Divinity to encompass necessary changes for all School, has written a rock musical the states. celebrating Eve's eating of the apple in the Garden of Eden as the first free act o f. SMOOTHING CONFORMANCE the human race, and many other Biblical According to Vi Kinney, the scholars have disputed the subservient commission's media consultant, 'The role of women traditionally granted by commission is trying to escape the interpreters of the scriptures. massive hysteria that will come when all Women's sports received a number of the states have to change. We're trying to major boosts in 1974. Congress amended establish a method so the states can the charter of the Little League to permit conform at once and in the best manner both boys and girls to participate in p o ssib le." baseball programs. A woman played on The commission's activities on the the varsity basketball team for the first ERA project involve both making time in NCAA history at Pratt Institute in recommendations to the state legislatures Brooklyn, New York. Billie Jean King's (Cont. on p. 12, col. 1) S 3 AS AQ 3¿3U PAGE-2 UCSB OÂILV NEx ÙS F RID A ÿ ; SÂlW AfiV W! 497S ^ Women Must Stress Femininity; Wife is Major Role Says Author other things in which women can fundamentally different from Perfect Female serve," Andelin said.."Leadership men, Andelin believes, and she is unfeminine. You have to take fears the "side effects of the Stays at Home, on some masculine traits to Equal Flights Amendment, which succeed," she pointed out. would make women eligible for Fascinates Men Instead of politics, Andelin advised --women to get involved, "Girls today don't know the By Abby Haight with the problems of youth, "I'm for women and their hospitals, and schools if they male psychology...they ask whole happiness," says Helen B. have the time after taking care of men for dates..." phqto: Abby Haight Andelin, a Santa Barbara woman their wifely duties. who developed a way of life she "The strength of our country "Girls today don't know the calls "Fascinating Womanhood". lies-in the home," shejnsisted. the draft and would abolish male psychology," Andelin A devout Mormon, Andelin "Jhat's where Women can make a alim ony" among other things. maintains. "They, ask men for wrote a book in 1963 entitled worthy contribution more than She admitted that "it seems dates, call them on the phone, "Fascinating Womanhood" which in politics." She cited studies fair for women to get equal pay and are just - plain forward teaches "the art of. winning a showing thrft most problems are for equal work" and allowed that sometimes." She insists that "the man's complete love and the result of a bad home, and said women can often be happy in a man wants to pursue." Her adoration." The book has been that "that's where you can serve career.