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Show pathway 6 n tel Do you ever think that the Women's Movement has seen it's better days; that it's over and done with, a thing of the past? Well, I guess it might seem that way to some; but some woman in particular believes the opposite. Karen Shepard, President of Network Magazine and organization, spoke about her feelings on the subject last month at the Women's and Men's Conference at the University of Utah. "The first conference like this that I attended years ago became a turning point for me in my life. I realized that things would never be the same again. The fact that there are men and women here together today is a testment to the idea that we are growing and expanding." ' "I long for balance in my life. I married 20 years ago and it didn't feel good after a while - it was out of balance. I learned about the excitement and energy of living out of balance; yes, there was pain, frustration and disappointment, disappoint-ment, but there was excitement also. Now, it doesn't feel good anymore either: we've moved too fast for some people and we became divided in our cause. The press took over and made feminism a dirty word." "There is still a need for the movement. In Utah, women make 55 cents for every $1 .00 made by men. Men in clerical positions earn $18,000year; women earn $9,000. 52 percent of women work in Utah. In the last ten years, there has been a 54 percent increase in the number of women living below the poverty level; there has been a 50 percent decrease in the jiumber of men living below the poverty level. Srangely, . surveys of the 18 to 25 year olds in this state report that most of them feel there is no discrimination problem between men and women, and that they can expect to enter the job and life market on equal -footings. "Wo si ill have a long way to go. The movement is not over. We cannot go home again. Aware people cannot become unaware." ; fc l it ntul " " |