By JOANNE MacDONALD DESPITE COMPLAINTS that the current federal election campaign is long on rhetoric and short on substance, there is one topic which has grabbed the national attention: women’s issues. Olga Kempo, a lecturer at Capilano College and provincial NDP candidate, says the time is ripe. District Mayor Marilyn Baker says women’s issues are in danger of playing “*Under that particular label, ‘Women’s Issues,’ 1 always find that women’s issues as such are quite limited and a bit of a cliche. There are issues that affect certain areas of the population on the basis of such things as gender, race, religion, etc., but they are really issues that affect us all. “I don’t think a lot of publicity will particularly “The time has come where women’s issues must play a prominent part in Canadian politics. Fifty- two per cent of the popula- tion are women and I would be happy if half the candidates were women. The other factor is that 42 per cent of the work force are women. Those who fight best, fight for their own issues and, as a tradi- tion, women have had to fight hard for anything hinder the advancement of women in politics because public awareness certainly stimulates debate. And I feel, on balance, that an open discussion can help us all. _**But dwelling on women candidates because of their gender instead of looking at their abilities is a super- ficial approach to take. Regarding the federal elec- tion, we should be looking at who’s best suited to run they attain. ‘‘Important issues are daycare, also equal pay for work of equal value. Plus you have to consider pen- sions. We are an aging population and many of us could end up poor and ag- ed. ‘It’s a crucial time for women’s issues and all the parties are talking about it. But the NDP is talking about it more affirmatively and have more women the country, who can best understand the basics of a basis of individual abilities and experience, not on the basis of one’s sex. **And as far as the ap- pointing of Geraldine Fer- raro as the Democratic vice presidential candidate is concerned, I don’t think she was a token choice. But I find that question is simi- lar to the one I often get: ‘What’s it like to be a lady mayor?’ And I have to running in the election. And that’s not because I’m a partisan person. The other parties are just now getting on the bandwagon. ‘“‘The parties should ap- proach women’s issues through a mandatory af- firmative action program. This has to come from government and business. It has to be a concentrated effort. Women will then have access to the power- making and be offered A9 - Friday, August 10, 1984 - North Shore News answer, ‘AS compared to what?’ ”’ **} feel the key issues in the campaign should be nuclear disarmament on a multi-lateral basis, and there’s also the question of the real status of our economic situation. I find it really disheartening that billions and billions of dollars are tossed around with great regularity. I don’t know where we stand on a fiscal basis.”’ contracts so that they can take their rightful place in the job offers made. ‘‘A political campaign has to deal with all the fac- . ets of our lives. There’s the economic facet and there’s also the social fabric — and the way in which women are treated is part of that fabric. You know, we call them women’s issues but they’re really society’s issues. Everything’s linked.’’ “OLGA KEMPO too prominent a role. Gli federal electtiin iii i ELECTION BRIEFS Posters on poles, nuclear debate _ BECAUSE of the danger to St. NA A. 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