fot 4.- Friday, September 23, 1988 ~ North Shore News

. j PROGRAMS FOR WOMEN, CHILDREN %

study services |

“LEGAL AND social problemis ‘shared by women in China’
and: Canada were compared during a: recent: visit of. three

‘Chinese women to the North Shore Information and | Vol-

unteer Center. 00 :

<The three, from Sichuan - pro-
“vince in the People’s Republic of,
«China; are in Canada studying ear-. :!
£23 <qy childhood education: programs, / one
and: non-formal '. education « and’... Most/ women - ins China, ‘they
training programs. for Canadian, ;; said, work and are paid equally for
2 women. 2. Boop Dep “athe same, work. as men. Child care
“°° They met with the center's legal
’ information officer, Pearl McKen;~
‘zie, ,and Donna © Stewart, coor -
-“dinator of the.’ Women’s.. Skill
Development . Society, . which - is.
hosting::the women. during « their
“ Vancouver visit. 222,
“2 < Iv order. to_develop curriculum
... for programs in their institutions,”
Luo .Tong and Wang. Shu Hui of |’ workforce’ after. training
the: Sichuan ‘Women’s Federation .:
and: He Shing Wen’ of the Pre-.
School Education Training Centre
“in Chengdu, China, were interested ©
in ‘information ~ services’ provided
“on the North Shore and how. the.’
_ services are funded. : «i rire
“ice The. most ‘serious . issue: facing
‘our women is'the improvement of
themselves,’”:'said. Women’s Fed-
eration: vice-director’ Luo . Tong...” ficult to make wise choices because
-. {Economi - development. has’ put “2of) lack: of
demands’.on women to’ be: better ” Stewart. TU oa :
equipped to be more competitive in © She said that though: 83 per cent
the new environment.?” 0020.0. of. Canadian ; women” are: in the
“2 The. Chinese women ;.did” not workforce, they don’t all work ‘full
2 nderstand . such. familiar-‘com- | ° time’ and: some . take time’ out, to
‘plaints of; Canadian women as low: raise children? 0030000 2 ‘
oes. pays menial.) work: oF. ‘heavier
.”" gesponsibilities ‘ for_child ‘care. and
housework. 2 as

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By MAUREEN CURTIS
Contributing Writer

or by grandparents.

= “Sometimes . our . husbands do
nore - housework: than - we “do,”’
‘laughedWang Shu’ Hui, director
“of.the: Women’s Federation Pro-
paganda : and +. Education’: Depart-
“ment. 20 es

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= non-technical » high .. school
receive on-the-job training.
When (asked - how:

said they choose what they want to
study in school. : “ :

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is managed. by. subsidized day care,

Chinese.» women:enter= the 9. 80 gS ee ek BEES vacant gin | lca OS oly Mike Wane

LUO ‘TONG; He Shing Wen and Wang Shu Hui of the People's Republic of China, while: visiting: Vancouver
technical high school or university « last week, were interested in some of the resources for education ‘and assistance available to Canadian women.
progiam, or they. graduate from a:

and:
: much. job
* choice: Chinese women had, Tong:
“In Canada there are 6,000 dif:
ferent kinds. of jobs, and it is dif-:

information,”’ .said .

“The three Chinese ‘also. wanted ;,
-“to- know: how: funds -are raised to". ”
“operate the. North Shore Volunteer:

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fe NEWS photo Mike Wakofield

Donna Stewart, coordinator of the Women's Skill. Development Society, right, Hosted the women and took

them to several points of interest, including the North Shore Information and Volunteer Center.

and Information Centre. McKenzie

said the United Way helps pay for ’-
the, centre; ‘though as’ the. centre’s ©
legal ‘information counsellor, her.
salary’ comes from the Law Foun--’

ation...

; “Mckenzie| ‘outlined “such fund”
raising methods’ as bridge and =.

fashion. shows,’ tours: of “elite

homes, ‘donations : from: employee *.;;
groups, sponsoring gambling casi- -.
nos and auctioning off services. °°...)
“3 The Chinese; women said. the.
“specific methods could not be used b=
to. raise’, funds’ for, their organiza-" |

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