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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 2 Nov 1977, Section 2, p. 4

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4 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, November 2.1977 Section Two Days of- Grease and Black Leafher Return' salary, Miss Hardy said. Facing attitudes of this nature, however, the women of the External Affairs De- partment overcame difficuit obstacles to their careers and gave Canada theîr best effort ln foreiga service, she told the club. As late as 1946, women were refused the right to take the Foreign Service Officer exam- ination which would put them on a par witb men in the departmnent, she pointed out. Altbough they were denied access to the test, however, they were bigbly qualified and unofficially were doing the work of officers under the guise of clerks and steno- graphers. In 1930 a stenographer who had corne fromn Queen's University with a BA and masters degree in language wrote the exam for Third Secretary and received ex- cellent results. But, it was another 17 years before her skill was offîcially recognized and she became a foreign service officer. Along with her name, the first edition of the biograph- ical register in 1947 carried a -i7'P, lîst of nine other women who were Foreign Service Officers. Among some of the first women to officially take on positions of responsibility la the department were Agnes McCleskey, first woman Vice Consul, Margaret Meagher and Elizabeth MacCullum, two of Canada's first women ambassadors. Diplomatie Service During the terms in varlous foreign posts where she served as ambassador, Mar- garet Meagher neyer had to complain of a poor reception because of her sexual status. After returniag from posts in Egypt, Cyprus, Austria and Uganda, Miss Meagher said that she seldom even met witb oppositi on from the local diplomatic corps of the country where she was staying, Miss Hardy added. Another womnan cited as a~ example of the departmepfs distinguished staff was Agnes McCleskey, one of the original seven people employed in external affairs when it was first set up. Serving as Vice Consul la the Canadian Consulate General la New York during the war, she was one of the few women who early reached a senior position la the gover- ment service.. The extensive knowledge that Elizabeth MacCallum had of Near Eastern affairs proved worthwhile for Canada's status abroad. Bora in Turkey, she was single- handedly la charge of the Beirut bureau la 1954. The Middle Eastern Divi- sion is aow comprised of a director and four other officers. MacCallumn later becamean adviser at United Nations Conferences, general assem- biles and special sessions on Palestine. New Policies Formed The department bas grown from the seven member staff that tbey started with in 1909 to a present employee payroll for 3,200 with an additional local staff of over 2,200. The steps toward equal status for women have been slow, but through the govera- ment's treasury, board, policies have been adopted wbich ban discrimination of any kind in access to employ- ment, training, development and career opportunities. "The department is re- sponding to the changing social and economic needs of all its employees rather than to the particular problem of equal opportunities for women," she said. Measures against discrim- ination include the opening of aew categories of employment for women, removai of age limit forentry to the foreign service and diplomatic and special passports that are issued under a woman's maiden name. The revisions allowed Canada recently to post its first female security guard la a foreign country. Restrictions on hiring married women la the Public Service were also withdrawn la 1955, allowing wives to work la tbe same department as their busbands. Life la Canada's foreiga service is often a nomadic existence, sometimes chai- leaging and bas even been described as strange, Ms. Hardy noted. Througb changes ln atti- tudes toward women and W. Frank's Major Pee WesWin1 On Saturday, October 22ad at the arena la Bowmanville the W. Frank Real Estate Toros played host to Port Hope. The first goal ln the game was scored by the Toros early in the first period by Mîke Glass, assisted'by Tim Prest- ton. Midway through the second period the Toros went up by a count of 2-0 on a goal by Glen German who shot the puck la after it bad rebouaded off the goal post, assists went to Mike Glass and Danny Coombes. The Toros lead was cut to 2-1 at roughly the 6: 00 minute mark of the third perîod wbea Garth Miller sbot a bard wrist collective bargaining, bowever, tbe unique opportun- ity of serving Canada lnaa foreign land has opeaed up to a larger part of the population than ever before. shot waist high into the right hand side to beat Billy McArthur who went in to play the third period relieving Scott Bate. That was the only Port Hope score of the game. The Toros outshot Port Hope by a count of 23 to 17 and outplayed them also. The Toros collected seven minors whîle Port Hope had five minors. Besides the goaltend- ers other Toros who had strong games were Mike Glass, Glen German à-- Danny Combes. Be the first on your block tob e able to run around it. Kee-pingv up appearances was the imnporftant p oint of Bowmanville HighSehol5s 50's fashion contest .las t Th',ursday. The event attracted a numiiber of greasy looking maies, but Jerry Quelette emerged as the toughest,- wearing chains and a hunting knife to match. The fashionable young man was too much for the winners of the girls' contest, Cynthia Bail, left, and Susan Hart, right, who were swooning at the thought of a date with him. oors ninfor Women In Goenmn ff ices Canada's External Affairs Department bas come a long way la its views of the role of women la goverament. Wben the department was formed la ýýi9O9 under Joseph Pope, Undr r cetr of State and DeýÀt egsrar General, hîs ';utu;. t ý r women servingiî h yr- ment was unabasbelychu vinistic. "I find that as a rule women clerks dlaim the rigbts of men and the prîvileges of their own sex as well', Pope was quoted as once saying. Although severai women bave emerged mnto key posi- tions la the goverament bran,,.cb known as External Afai1rs thbas only been Accountancy WILLIAM C. HALL B. Com m. Chartered Accountant 36' 2 King St. E., Oshawva Telepoore 725-6539 D. V. SNODDON 212 Llberty St. Norih Bookkeeping and Tax Ser vice Business 623-7950 Residence: 623-730P JOHN MANUEL, C.G.A. 67 i S. East, Suît JOHN P, WINTERS Chartered Accouritanî 20 Col borne S. Wý Oshawa, Ontario Phone 579-5659 or 623-5828 tbrougb their uncompromis- ing efforts la a maie domin- ated hierarchy. t was victory that women couid chaik up la their struggle toward equtal oppor- tunity la the job market, accord-ng to former foreiga service officer, Alison,ý Taylor Hardy. MiýssHrdy toLd the c-Durham asit C anadanClub recently abut noe of the advances that have been made for women workîng ln the -depart- ment. A 30-year veteran of the department, ber career la goverament bas taken ber from Rio de Janeiro and New York to Wasbington as weli as la the Press, Finance and WM. J. H. COGGINS Chartered Accounfant 115 Lberty Street South Bowmanville Phone 623-3612 Chiropractic LAUIRENCE A. 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