Chambers warns of male dominance
By MARY M MASSIE
Of the Emerald
The rights, programs and
needs of women are riding a
congressional yoyo helped by a
male-dominated Congress.
Marjorie Chambers said Friday
night at the University
Chambers Is president of the
American Association of
University Women and chalrer
of the National Council on
Women's Education
"So long as Congress
remains an exclusive male club,
women's issues will continue
to be tradeable." Chambers
said Her speech was
preliminary to a women’s role
model workshop held Saturday
on campus
We've all got to realize, once
and for all. that women a e in
deed discriminated against and
that we can end up just like the
Iranian women (losing
everything they have gained) if
there Is a real change in poli
tical climate in this country."
Chambers said
Analyzing the national plan of
action adopted by the National
Women • Conference two years
ago in Houston. Chambers said
the 95th Congress did con
tribute one outstanding suc
cess to the women s movement
by extending the time for states
to ratify the Equal Rights
Amendment The measure now
has until June 30. 1982. to gain
ratification
Chambers pointed to what
she described as some small
but steady employment gains in
Congress for women ’'In
revision of the Civil Rights
Amendment, they have forbid
den discrimination in hiring,
promoting and firing a woman
because she is pregnant and
they also forbid any forced ma
ternity leave without pay," she
said
However. Chambers did cite
congressional legislation con
cerning private employers and
women and indicated women
should look at it with serious
concern
"Private employers do not
have to provide medical
benefits to women who have an
abortion However they may
give them sick pay and sick
leave if there are any complica
tions
"Her employer will see her
through if she has a post
operative experience and lives,
but will not help her to have a
safe therapeutic abortion,”
she added
Shifting to employment,
Chambers said the federal
government will increase the
number of part-time jobs
beyond the clerical level and
introduce a program of flexi
time Both are designed to help
people whose primary respon
sibilities are homemaking and
taking care of children and to
help women with college
degrees stay in contact with a
work atmosphere
On education. Chambers
said, "It was a real coup that we
got the Women's Educational
Equity Act (WEEA) revised Un
fortunately we do not seem to
“So long as Congrats
remains an exclusive male
club, women's issues will con
tinue to be tradeable." said
Marforie Chambers. The
president of the American As
sociation of University Women
spoke at a women’s role model
workshop at the University Sa
turday.
I
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m
be doing very wed in the
financing of it
"The Emergency School Act
which was designed to rid
public schools of discrimination
is appropriated upwards of
$250 million each year to serve
approuimately 20 percent of the
population.
Chambers said the Title IX
legislation concerning equal
athletic opportunity for women
in colleges and universities is
being ignored by the adminis
tration in lieu of more pressing
racial problems "I think you've
got to recognize the politics that
are involved." said Chambers
"Right now the president is very
happy to take care of any black
issues because he won the
election by the black vote
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