Appendix No.
1
On
August 2, 1938, Miss Dorothy Heneker, permanent
representative of the International Federation
at Geneva, reported to its 3rd Congress,
which was being held in Budapest. The following
is a brief summary:
In
September 1927, material on the civil and
political status of women received from
the Governments of thirty-eight countries
was brought before the Assembly of the League
of Nations. It was not complete nor adequate.
Further information was received from the
international organisations of women which
emphasised two main views: (1) that the
Assembly should recommend to Governments
adoption of a general international treaty
placing men and women in a position of complete
equality before the law; (2) that the League
should make a really authoritative study
of the position of women to seek points
of agreement upon which further international
action could be taken. The B. & P.W.
Federation was concentrating upon the study
of the economic status of women undertaken
by the I.L.O. After prolonged discussions
in the Legal Committee, an Expert Committee
of men and women was appointed by the Assembly
to outline a survey and refer sections of
it to recognised international research
institutes, such as The Institute for Unification
of Private Law, the Institute of Public
Law, and the Bureau for Unification of Penal
Law.
The
Liaison Committee of the Women's International
Organisations recommended practical ways
of cooperating with the Expert Committee,
and these were made known to National Federations.
Since
1937, the Federation had been a corresponding
member of the Advisory Committee on Social
Questions of the League of Nations, composed
of Government representatives from 23 countries,
experts, and liaison officers from the Labor
Office and the Health Organisation.
Five
European Federations and those of Canada
and the United States cooperated with the
Labor Office on research into the status
of women. This material, correlated by Arnni
Hallsten-Kallia, disclosed some interesting
tendencies, such as: that men's salaries
were regarded as a family wage, while women's
were looked upon as individual; where nominal
equality existed it was not real in practice;
and that there was lack of promotion in
lower grades of work.
Appendix
No. 2
United
Nations Consultative Status Category B.
This gives the right to (1) forward written
statements to the nongovernmental organisations
committee of the Economic and Social Committee,
to the Economic and Social Council's Committee
and its commissions on agenda items; to
make oral statements on matters within our
competence before commissions or other subordinate
bodies concerned; and (2) our written communications
may be produced in full and distributed
as official documents if they do not exceed
2,000 words, at the discretion of the Secretary
General.
Appendix
No. 3
Liaison Committee of
Women's International Organisations.
This
Committee groups women's international organisations
for liaison purposes only and is subject
to the limitation which that function implies.
The
Committee is composed of groups of representatives
of member international organisations established
in various countries, and especially in
the centres of work of the United Nations
and its Specialised Agencies. The Group
in London is acting as administrative headquarters
for all Groups, and is responsible for coordinating
the work of the Liaison Committee as a whole.
Appendix
No. 4
Text
of the Prayer composed by Dr. Lena Madesin
Phillips, at the request of a member Club
in 1932 or 1933. Read at the Memorial Service
to her on August 22, 1955 in Berne Cathedral,
Switzerland:
O God,
Thou who dost acknowledge all people as
Thy children, grant that we this day and
ever after may partake of Thy all embracing
love and understanding. Lift us from the
isolation of our selfishness. Heal us of
the prejudice born of ignorance. Open our
eyes and our hearts to the oneness of mankind.
Bless
and protect our members who dwell in many
far-off lands, yet with us are united in
a common cause. Since like younger sisters
they follow in our footsteps, teach us with
Thy wisdom, for their sakes and for our
own. Grant that we may not betray their
trust in us.
Father
of all, we thank Thee for the service and
the fellowship of our International Federation.
Give strength, wisdom and greatness of spirit
to its leaders. Fill the hearts of its members
with Thine own compassion for the sufferings
of all peoples. Make effective our efforts
for a better world. Show us the path to
peace and in it help us to walk steadfastly
and with courage. Grant that in this hour,
we may find Thee and each other in righteousness
and in the fullness of eternal beauty. Amen.
Appendix
No. 5
INFORMATION FOR DISCUSSION RE TRAVEL POOL
| Federation
(Country) |
Capital
City |
Mileage
to Washington and Return |
Air
Fare Economy-Tourist Return $ |
| Argentina |
Buenos Aires |
12,232 |
1,126.20 |
| Australia |
Canberra |
20,234 |
1,282.50 |
| (via Pacific) |
|
|
|
| Austria |
Vienna |
8,864 |
644.60 |
| Belgium |
Brussels |
7,708 |
599.10 |
| Canada |
Ottawa |
880 |
81.50 |
| Denmark |
Copenhagen |
8,084 |
597.10 |
| Finland |
Helsinki |
9,194 |
697.80 |
| France |
Paris |
7,836 |
559.10 |
| Germany |
Berlin |
8,654 |
628.30 |
| Greece |
Athens |
10,456 |
809.20 |
| Ireland |
Dublin |
6,966 |
487.70 |
| Italy |
Rome |
9,244 |
662.70 |
| Japan |
Tokyo |
17,630 |
1,021.00 |
| (via Pacific) |
|
|
|
| Mexico |
Mexico City |
5,588 |
289.40 |
| Netherlands |
Amsterdam |
7,664 |
559.10 |
| New Zealand |
Wellington |
16,908 |
1,250.80 |
| (via Pacific) |
|
|
|
| Nigeria |
Lagos |
19,492 |
905.70 |
| Norway |
Oslo |
7,736 |
597.10 |
| Rhodesia |
Salisbury |
18,202 |
1,163.30 |
| South Africa |
Pretoria or Johannesburg |
13,394 |
1,163.30 |
| South West Africa |
Windhoek |
20,880 |
1,265.20 |
| Sweden |
Stockholm |
9,290 |
654.70 |
| Switzerland |
Berne |
8,146 |
597.10 |
| United Kingdom |
London |
6,474 |
517.30 |
| United States |
Washington |
_____ |
_____ |
| Zambia |
Lusaka |
8,802 |
1,202.90 |
| |
|
280,558 |
$19,362.70 |
Mileage
and fares provided by Ottawa Office of BOAC.
Fares
quoted in U.S. dollars and are those in
effect in March 1964, on basis of rate schedule
for July 1964.
Information
is provided as a guide for discussion only
as changes in rate schedules from year to
year would require that this information
be obtained prior to each Congress.
Appendix
No. 6
INTERNATIONAL
FEDERATION COLLECT
Keep
us, O God, from pettiness; let us be large
in thought, in word, in deed. Let us be
done with fault finding and leave off
self seeking. May we put away pretence
and meet each other face to face, without
self pity and without prejudice. May we
never be hasty in judgement and always
generous. Let us take time for all things;
make us grow calm, serene, gentle. Teach
us to put into action our better impulses,
straightforward and unafraid. Grant we
may realise it is the little things that
create differences; that in the big things
of life we are one. And may we strive
to touch and to know the great common
woman's heart of us all; and, O Lord,
let us not forget to be kind.
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