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MEW ZEALAND’S «M ^STM AG AZI^ s“ ° u - i o 5 iEACHERS COLub1. J 1984 ib r a r y -AUCKLA Women Develop Muscle Women and PS Sw broadsheet’s birthday — lucky for some non-sexist children’s books, wide selection of fiction and non-fiction by women writers, lesbians novels, writings by women of colour, poetry, t-shirts, jewellery, badges, cards, magazines and mail-order service. See ON THE SHELF page 34. 9am - 5pm Mondays - Thursdays 9am - 5.30pm Fridays 10am - 1 pm Saturdays 1st floor, 43 Anzac Avenue, (Box 5799) Auckland. Phone 794-751. broadsheet bookshop CONTENTS FEATURES WOMEN’S GUIDE TO THE SNAP ELECTION 2 CONVERSATION AT OKARITO with Keri Hulme 16 WOMEN DEVELOP MUSCLE 22 DO WE HATE MEN? 28 FOR YOUNG (HETEROSEXUAL) WOMEN 30 NOT JUST THE CLAP 35 BOMBS DON’T DISCRIMINATE 42 ARTS SONG OF A CYNICAL WOMAN A poem by A. Leider 31 THE ANNEXE Fiction by Lora Mountjoy 32 REVIEWS Seeing the Light (feminist films at the festival)/Depression Lives on Stage 46 THIS SPECIAL FEATURE "WOMEN AND THE SNAP ELECTION” REPLACES OTHER REGULAR ARTS REVIEWS. THESE WILL BE PRINTED IN FUTURE ISSUES AND WE APOLOGISE TO CONTRIBUTORS REGULARS IN BRIEF 8 BEHIND THE NEWS Not So Green/The Frustrations Of A Maori Language Teacher/ Keeping Them Off The Streets/Acting For Eguality/Don’t Bank On It/The Politics Of Pap Smears 10 BROADSHEET BACK ISSUES 34 HOGWASH 36 WHAT’S NEW? 37 ON THE SHELF Bookshop Advertisement 38 LETTERS/FRONTING UP 47 CLASSIFIED Advertisements 48 COVER (front) From Left: Kim Petersen, Cassandra Kelly (the winner) and Jane Mitchell in the 100m hurdles at the opening of the East Coast Bays stadium, 18 March 1984, courtesy NZ Herald, and (back) Double bicycle, Cromwell, Central Otago, courtesy Hocken Library. FRONTISPIECE Pramazons perform in Auckland’s Albert Park on International Women’s Day, 24 May 1984, photographed by Gil Hanly. THE BROADSHEET COLLECTIVE Sarah Calvert, Sandra Coney, Lyn Crossley, Bernadette Doolan, Sandi Hall, Heather McLeish, Claire-Louise McCurdy, Diane Quin, Jenny Rankine and Renee. THESE WOMEN WORKED ON THIS ISSUE Beverley Ansell, Athina Reay, Penny Winter, Deborah, Lesley Smith, Leonie Child, Anne Waters, Chris Forbes, Jess Hawk Oakenstar and the enveloping women. BROADSHEET is published by Broadsheet Magazine Ltd, PO Box 5799 Wellesley Street, Auckland; Registered Office: 1st floor Gane Building, 43 Anzac Avenue, Auckland 1; and printed by Wanganui Newspapers Ltd, 20 Drews Avenue, Wanganui. Published: 1 July 1984. BROADSHEET annual subscription $NZ24, overseas surface $31, overseas airmail Europe $43.50, America and Asia $39, Australia and South Pacific $33. Permission must be sought before articles may be reprinted. Broadsheet is on file at the Women’s Collection, Special Department, Northwestern University Library, Evanston, Illinois 60201, USA. ISSN 01 10-8603 Registered at the GPO as a magazine. WOMEN AND THE SNAP ELECTIONS WOMEN AND THE SNAP ELECTION Affirmative Action - AA National Social Labour Credit No women in cabinet; 2 women 6 women MPs 4 Maori MP; 16 of No women or Maori MP’s; of 92 MPs; Dominion Council of 5l has 95 candidates women. 2 women of candidates: 9 women, 6 Maori; all COMPOSITION 12 women 2 Maori. 9 on executive; 3 on policy coun white male male policy-making OF PARTY cil. Margaret Wilson junior vice- body; no womens policy commit pres. Women’s Council; paid tee. Women’s Coordinator. $190,000 to share between 27 Review current rape and domestic No policy on: violence against women’s refuges; Caucus had ag violence legislation; financial sup women, education or funding for VIOLENCE reed to remove spousal immun port for women-staffed crisis rape crisis groups or refuges; will AGAIN ST WOMEN ity from Rape Reform Bill; now centres; education programmes amend rape law to make defini Bill is in limbo we’ll have to wait esp. for men and boys. Support 1 tion of rape include any situation and see. independent refuge per 10,000 . where woman is forced. Taxed Super, and dole (if no Urgent reform to prune Oppose state socialism; no tax on kids); plays I Spy on DPB be anomalies; Royal Commission to benefits; self help not welfare de neficiaries. Maintains benefits at review social welfare benefits; pendence; establish rehabilitation WELFARE subsistence level; continues basic Super structure to stay. In division in DSW for disabled, BENEFITS humiliating procedures for applic short term, urgent review of be charitable trusts/homes for el ants. nefit levels, abatement levels, derly; no policy on: extending rates rebates. Married women ACC coverage or stopping means full worker’s rights. tests for married women. Polytech bridging courses for Pac. Increased GMS, ensure doctor’s Emphasis on prevention; will up Is. trained staff. Education in pre fees then kept to minimum. Em grade GMS; open cottage-type ventive health process to be phasis on primary care, preventa maternity hospitals; recognise al HEALTH “evolutionary and voluntary, not tive, community supports. High ternative health specialists and forced.” Homebirth less desirable tech not favoured. 19-point policy gradually phase out pysch hospi for babies than hospital high tech. for disabled. Expand domiciliary tals: decentralise to 5 regional Bulk of funding: high tech, aged, midwife service. Sympathetic to health authorities. psychiatric. No increase GMS. “humanizing” doctors. In vitro fertilisation: no policy. Women’s right to control fertility; Abortion: conscience vote. No Abortion: Conscience vote. Ap provide male/female sterilisation; other policy available. FER TILITY prove Depo-provera; won’t im schools sex ed, prob. Johnson Re plement Johnson report. Free vas port. Review abortion grounds, ectomies? Arrrgh! consultant system; publicly funded abortion countrywide. Mortgage money reduced; mini Low income families priority. En Low rate of interest for housing fi HOUSING mal building state housing; rental courage sharing. Enable custodial nance; into private home owner houses reduced quota; scant parent to buy other parent’s ship; no long term state housing; emergency housing. share. Incomplete policy. govt not a landlord. Minimal support/funding; capita Support all kinds, after school/ Encourage day nurseries or CHILDCARE tion $12, $15 or $18 depending on: holiday; wage subsidies; equip- creches at places of work or study. if solo parents, income, no. chil ment/establishment grants; direct dren. Worker’s case ignored. support poor; fair pay for workers Wellington rules, OK! Review tertiary grants, restore Decentralise; access to schools for community work scheme and disabled people; playcentre grants adult ed, improve access to com same as kindys; bursaries indexed puter ed, look again at core cur to cost of study. EDUCATION riculum. Taha Maori "pervade” system; Maori language optional. 1 teacher to 20 in primary. Sup port private school integration. Continues to “celebrate” Want a national day but look at Will look at “cultural adjust Waitangi; land rights continue to “manner” Feb 6 marked. Expand ments”; non-retrospective ratifi wait. Refused to meet the Hikoi kORI Waitangi Tribunal, can look at cation of Treaty but not crown or accept taha Maori in core cur claims to 1840, not given force of purchases; do away with Maori riculum changes. Has retained lav. Encourage bilingual schools. seats; drop Minister and Dept of Maori seats. Maori Affairs. Yes; welcomes Springboks to NZ; No teams to NZ, SA consulate or No specific policy. C O N TA C T W ITH provided extra money for policing govt investments. Won’t stop SOUTH AFRICA tour. passports. SNAP ELECTIONS WWOMEN AND THE SNAP ELECTIONSWOMEN AND THE SNAP ELECTIONS 3H1QNV N3INOM SNOI1D3T3 dVNS 3H1QNV N3WOM SNOIXG3T3 dVI to MEN AND THE SNAP ELECTIONS WOMEN AND THE SNAP ELECTIONS WOMEN AND THE SNAP ELECTIONSWOMEN ANDTHE SNAP ELECTIONS WOMEN AND THE SNJ New NZ Women’s Mana Zealand Political Values Motuhake Party Party 22% women, 18% Maori/Sa- Propose 1 woman 1 man rep/elec- 7 women out of 15 candidates so All Maori, 5 women of 10 on Pol moan/Indian (Auck). National torate; equal representation of far; all candidates pakeha. 2 co icy Council; 2 of 6 candidates. council: 1 woman, 7 men. No women by women at all levels in leaders, 1 a woman. Whole party Mana Wahine decides women’s women’s/Maori policy - “We're govt and elsewhere; work on con (at least 50% women) makes pol policy reps on council. all New Zealanders". sensus basis with Maori/Polyne- icy at conferences. Has a spokes sian candidates woman on women's affairs. Will outlaw rape in marriage. Propose Rape Trauma Units cat Members have helped found rape Assist voluntary groups with fund ering to women’s emotional crisis groups. Support self defence ing and training; school courses in spirit/phys needs; same evidence for women, education about rape human relationships. Rape a capi requirements for sexual assault Would transfer funding from tal offence; standard maximum and non-sexual; remove sex as- police to neighbourhood support court penalty, no right of appeal. sault/rape trials to eg. Rape Crisis groups. No policy on rape in marriage. Will cut welfare spending; no Pay every adult not in paid work a Almost all benefits replaced by Increase benefits in line with cost dole, other benefits short-term basic wage; extra income for solo guaranteed minimum income, not of living; means tested super; mar only. Benefits untaxed; up to you parents not in paid work; Can taxed or means tested. Extra be ried women treated as individuals. to prove you need it. Will make it earn extra $50 pegged to current nefits for families with handicap Extend Accident Compensation a crime for breadwinners to fail to value of $; average wage to be ad ped members. to include Maori needs eg tangi. support their families. Super paid justed to inflation.