Soviet Woman, 31 Juli 1963: Program Kegiatan WIDF (Kongres Moskow)

=== [PDF page 1] === PROGRAMME WOMEN’ S INTERNATI O ADOPTED AT THE CONGRESS OF THE W.I.D.F. IN OUR N E X T I S S U E Participants in the World Congress of Women have the floor “ Her Place in L ife "— Esther Shields, an American journalist, shares her thoughts with readers Asya Khmelnitskaya, “ Soviet Woman” staff reporter, acquaints you with a young work er from Kiev Red-letter days in the lives of the peoples of the Rumanian People’s Republic and the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea We continue our talks on the history of the C.P.S.U. Thirty small hands holding thirty violins... Did you know that poliomyelitis has been checked? Schoolteacher Anna for Mothers” Subbotina in “ School A story “ W ild Pears” by Gennadi Birchenko As always, you will find a children's page, Soviet cinema news, cookery Fashions from Armenia During recent years the peoples of the whole world have won important victories in their struggle for disarmament' and peace, for national independence, democracy and social progress. Millions of women have actively participated in these struggles in which they play a role of increasing importance. At the same time women have been able to bring about important changes in their status and conditions in society, in the family, and in all fields of work. As it is stated in the Statutes of the W.I.D.F.: “ The Women's International Democratic Feder ation, which was founded on December 1st, 1945, after the Second World War, is an expression of the will of women‘ throughout the world to unite in opposition to war, oppression and misery, and to build a future of progress, freedom, justice and peace. “ The W.I.D.F. unites women regardless of race, nationality, religion and political opinion, so that they may work together to win and defend their rights as citizens, mothers and workers, to pro tect cfrldren and to ensure peace, democracy and national independence. COVER PICTURES Front and back covers: Two girls from Kiev: Nadya Volkovich works as a technician at the Tochelektropribor Plant, one of the first enterprises to receive the Communist Labour title, and Eleonora Steblyak is a ballerina of the Ukrainian S.S.R. Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre (See pp. 16-17) Photographs b y N. KOZLOVSKY Edilor-in-Chief Maria OV SYA N N IK O V A Editor of English Edition Olga USHAKOVA Editorial Board: L. B OGO M OLO VA, O. VEREI SKY, R. IZM A ILO V A, I. IROSHNIKOVA, A. KAR AV A YE V A, NEFEDOVA, PETROVA, Z. SM IRN OVA, T. FADEYEVA, M. YANCHUK (Assistant Editor-in-Chief) Art Editors V. MEDVEDYEV, M. GUBAREV, L. LAGUTA Technical Editor E. MINTS Editorial o ffice: 22 Kuznetsky M ost, M oscow. 44 winning, implementing and defending the rights of women as mothers, working women and citi zens — equality of women with men, and right of full participation in all fields of economic, social and political life; recognition and respect for the dig nity of women in the family, at work and in " It helps to establish bonds of friendship and OUR solidarity among women of the whole world.” That is why the W.I.D.F. calls on the women of the whole world to unite their efforts to achieve the following objectives: society; — the right to work without restrictions; the right to enter all professions and trades on an equal footing with men; the right to equal pay; — improvement of working conditions; — improvement of living conditions of peasant women; payment for their labour; equal rights of women with men in owning and disposing of land; — protection of mother and child; improvement of living conditions of families (food, health, housing); social security for all women; the estab lishment or extension of social services (creches, kindergartens, medical services, dispensaries); The Bureau of the Women's International Democratic Federation The Congress of the W.I.D.F. elected the leading bodies of the Federation. Eugenie Cotton (France) was elected President of the Women's International Democratic Federation. The Council of the Federation was elected at the Congress of the W.I.D.F.— three repre sentatives and three of their deputies from the women’s organizations of each member-country of the W.I.D.F. The Council elected Vice-Presidents and members to the Bureau of the W.I.D.F.: Margarita de Ponce (Argentina), Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier (France), Maria-Maddalena Rossi (Italy), Nina Popova (U.S.S.R.), Helena Leflerova (Czechoslovakia), Ransome Kuti (Nigeria), Ceza Nabaraou: (U.A.R.), Yang Yun-yu (People’s Republic of China), Raicho Iratsuka (Japan), Kapila Khandwala (India), and a representative from Great Britain. The following are also members of the Bureau: Vilma Espin de Castro (Cuba), Lia Laffaye (Chile), Alicja Musialowa (Poland), Use Thiele (G.D.R.), Helga Dickel (F.G.R.), Nazeeha Dulaimi (Iraq), Umi Sardjono (Indonesia), Freda Brown (Australia), representatives of Ve nezuela, Uruguay, Canada, the Lebanon, Sudan and one from the countries of the African continent. The Council elected Rosa Jasovich (Argentina) General Secretary of the W.I.D.F. and member of the Bureau. Dolores Ibarruri (Spain) and Andrea Andreen (Sweden) were elected honorary VicePresidents of the Women's International Democratic Federation.