FEBRUARY 23, 1983 enterprise system, is in the forefront of this ctivity.”’ In 1980 a Nestle influenced article in .‘ Fortune’ azine called the boycotters ‘‘Marxists marching der the banner of Christ.’’ When the WHO code as passed, Nestle said it was not bound by the code ause it was not a law, but then in March of this ear Nestle said it would abide by the code. The apparent purpose of this was to stop public iticism and the Nestle boycott. But violations continued. In Nairobi, Kenya, Nestle still giving out free samples in April. In Brazil, estle president said that the Nestle interpret- tion of the code would require only ‘‘minimal adjust- ents’’ to their practices. In Malaysia Nestle ‘mothercraft nurses’ ate still at work. The WHO code does not have the force of law. While ertain countries like Algeria, Guinea-Bissau, sotho, Sri-Lanka, and Sweden have practically elim- ted unnecessary bottlefeeding, some countries on’t seem very concerned about their children. Pak- tan has adopted an eight-page infant formula mar- eting code, six pages of it written by the industry. exico has done nothing, but recently received an ffer of research money from Nestle and other baby- ilk producers. In India, Nestle has helped to prevent e Legislature from considering the strong code hich it initially favoured. Everywhere Nestle is push- ing its own interpretation of the code. Although some progress has been made, Nestle’s behaviour is still not satisfactory, and until the comp- any shapes up in its promotion of breastmilk substi- tutes in the Third World, the Joycott is still on. It , covers the following products of Nestle and its Subsid- iaries: by Margaret Park Sex roles are developed | through beliefs. A large part of sexual stereotyping in our society is derived from the psychological labels we give either males or females. Of- ten, the extremes to which these attributions are carried have no basis in reality. A study conducted at Sanford University in 1975 (1500 under-graduates), showed that, emotionally, 50 percent followed traditional sex roles. 15 percent were ‘‘mixed’’, and 35 percent were androgenous (equal in both male and fe- male characteristics). A later study by Psychology Today in 1977 showed a much higher percentage of androgeny. Often, the response to mag- azine surveys is very low due to lack of intérest, but a young man from Georgia who return- ed the questionaire said, ‘‘So why do I spend and hour and 13 cents to fill out and mail the uestionaire back? Because I 1 I must,to say very loudly, I’m tired of American male stereotypes! I have a beard, two biceps, a penis and I’m capable of showing warmth, sharing housework, and shed- ding a tear. Why are so many ves! men threatened by that comb- ination of characteristics?’ Good Point. Research has found that wo- man are not more emotional than men. They have simply been to taught to express their feelings more readily. Men have been taught to express aggressions, also, they are more aggressive, possibly due. to higher levels of male hor- mones. It has been a long-standing belief that woman are natur- ally dependant. In this area, there is no difference in young children, but with age women tend to conform more to group pressure. This may well be a learned response. Women are more affection- ate and nurturing than men. They express concern for people to a greater degree and put families before careers. Conformity to traditional sex roles seems to be a major con- tributor to this behaviour, rather than consistent male- female personality differ- ences. Emotionally, men and wo- men are not terribly different. The question remains‘though, why do.we draw a line be- tween male and female be- haviour? accusations that a University of Victoria professor has been sexually harassing students, a UVic administration has fin- ally set up a committee to ex- amine sexual grievance proc- edures. In early December,. anony- mous leaflets distributed around campus warned wo- men students that economics , professor Ezra Mishan alleg- edly used his UVic office ‘‘to interview women for the pur- pose of using them as models in his home.’’ The leaflet said the model- ling “may consist of obscene and degrading poses and may OTHER FEATURE Coffee and Tea: Decaf Encore Nescafe Nestea Taster’s Choice Beverages: Nestle’s Quik Crosse and Blackwell Cosmetics; Lancome L’Oreal Confectionery’ ; Nestle’s Crunch ‘ Nestle’s Puddings McFeeter’s Honey Butter Frozen Foods: Montclair Bottled Water Stouffer’s Gusto Pizza PackagedSoups, Vegetable Libby’s Cheese: Maggi Cherry Hill McNeill and Libby Old Fort Souptime Swiss Knight Miscellaneous: Wispride Beech-Nut Baby Foods WOMEN'S PAGE This article was written by R.Robinson and re- printed from The Sheaf by Canadian University Press Didn’t Mother Warn You? ‘Victoria (CUP) On the eve of in tact be of danger to the women involved.”’ Student Wendy Warren told the martlet student newspaper she went for an interview in Mishan’s office. ‘‘Dr. Mishan said he liked to handle his models to a degree and it would be better if I enjoyed it,’’ Warren said. “One of the last things he said to me before I left was ‘well you brazen little hussy, I'll see you in a few days.’”’ Warren said she decided not to model for Mishan. Neither Mishan nor UVic ad- ministrators will comment on the charges. Mishan was out of town when the leaflets were Meanwhile, the UVic ad- ministration finally took action ‘on a year-old proposal to ex- amine sexual grievance proc- edures. A committee com- posed of students, faculty and administrators will make recommendations for dealing with sexual harass- ment complaints on campus.® L ull on / 9 mean * Seual pacossment ? ma PRUCE!/ The effectiveness of boycotts and of this one in particular is undeniable. In the words of a Canadian Nestle marketing manager, ‘‘Every time a consumer comes into a store and makes a conscious decision not to buy one of our products, it hurts us.”’