“AND THEY lived happily ever after,’’ ends the fairy tale of Cinderella. But, according to Donna Stewart of the Woren’s Skills Development Society, based in North Vancouver, fairy god- mothers are in short supply these days. MY GREEN SHIRT! 1 CANST FIND MY GREEN SHIRT! “If (a woman) bought that Cinderella myth, for a life in the paid workforce,” said Stewart. ‘And she is often stuck with an underpaid, insecure, uninteresting job. Then if the handsome prince takes off, as so many of them seem to do these days, she is left to sup- port the family on the wage she was satisfied with temporarily as a single person.”” Stewart and other members of the society are trying to prevent that scenario from happening. To achieve that end they have recently published a 32-page comic book, which has a message for: young girls — stay in school and be prepared to support yourself as an adult. she didn’t train’ The Vancouver Foundation con- tributed $7,000 towards the pro- ject, allowing 5,000 copies of the book to be printed. The books are being distributed free of charge to interested schoo! districts through the B.C. Teachers’ Federation. Stewart said the society’s aim is to try and help women understand the problems of being trapped in low-paying jobs. The book, called Summer Love, is meant to teach young women the economic facts of life, “S.ice women are about 42 per cent of the workforce now, and since they work for the same reason men do, it’s really suprising that teen women are still thinking in Cinderella terms,’’ said Stewart. She noted. a 1985 report by the Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women showed the fairy tale myth is still alive in many young girls’ minds. “Of course it will take more than (a comic book) to undermine asocietal myth, which is backed by huge advertising budgets, but through our project we hope to encourage young women to think of their own futures. In the end everyone will be better off when women are better off,’’ she said. Drawings in the comic book were by Emily Carr College of Art and Design student Sue Fell Pacaud, who received a Challenge "86 grant this summer from Canada Employment and Im- migration to draw the book. She was assisted on the story line by Stewart and former North Shore library assistant Aphrodite Harris, Jane Turner of the YWCA’s teen mother program, and human resources counsellor Sandra Berman. The book is aimed at girls in grades seven to nine because that is the age that they are most likely to make crucial career choices, said Stewart. The comic book will be followed by a rock video, funded jointly by a Canada Council grant and a gtant from the Vancouver Foun- dation. The video will focus on non- traditional career choices, and Stewart said will hopefully be shown at teachers’ conferences and in junior high school classes. ae Sunalus No v.23 ad Ham.~4 pm. § 780~22nd Street 926-3266 27 - Wednesday, November 19, 1986 - North Shore News Chocolate’ fudge delights PAGE 37 ° Zs : NEWS photo Nell Lucente COMIC BOOK creator Donna Stewart flips through the comic book she co-wrote to help high school girls in making career choices. Five thousand copies of Summer Love have been printed. The book warns young women of the Cinderella complex. THE ‘GROWING FEET’ SOLUTION FOR FAMILIES WHO SKI HARD. DESTINATION OFFERS A TWO SEASON LEASE ON SALOMON BOOTS THAT LETS YOU CHANGE SIZES AS OFTEN AS NEEDED. When your skiing needs MORE! * Salomon $4 5g00 * Salomon $4799 * Salomon $229°° * Salomon $249 PLUS! You get a $35 credit note when you turn in your boots at the end of UN lease. Js OPEN DAILY bestinarion SKI RENTALS 1160 Marine Dr., North Vancouver 984-4394 984-7191 Equipe Jr. SX 61 SX 81 SX 91