MAD HATTER

 

EILLIAN AWARDED STUDY

 

 

I am pleased to announce that Lillian Zimmerman
of Community Programs and Services, has been
awarded a second study visit to Sweden to take
place in Spring, 1989, again under the auspices of
the Swedish Institute. Its purpose is to continue her
research interest on the Working Family in Sweden.

Lillian has had a long interest in the changing
Canadian family and programmed on current fami-
ly issues through Community Programs and Ser-
vices as carly as 1981. She became interested in
Swedish social policy and applied for and was
granted a Study tour in Fall, 1984. Her purpose was
to study legislation and implementation of govern-
ment policy in support of what the Swedish govern-
ment has designated "The Working Family" - a
reference to the fact that 80% of Swedish women are
now taking paid labour. Sweden believes that work
and home life are compatible given the necessary
supports. Thus, they have put in place a social in-
frastructure which includes vast maternity benefits,
paternity leave, paid parental Icave, paid leave to
look after sick children, many levels of day care,
generous family allowances and maintenance advan-
cvs for single parents. Although most western in-
dustrialized countries have similarly experienced a
vast influx of women to paid labour, Sweden is in
the forefront in recognition of these changes.

On her return Lillian applied for and received a
seed money grant from the Social Sciences and
I lumanities Research Council to design a major
study on the topic. Along with Dr. Melody Hessing
such a study was designed. Lillian and Melody be-
came successful co-recipients of $.5.H.R.C. grant
(1987-88) to study "Strategies of Women’s Dual
Labour", using Douglas College’s clerical staff
(voluntary and anonymous) as the research sample.
This will be completed in December.

Lillian has also lectured on the topic of the Work-
ing Family In Canada here at Douglas College,
University of British Columbia, for community
groups and most recently at a major conference at
Simon Fraser University last February. She has also
been consulted by the National Film Board ona
proposed film series on the topic.

For her forthcoming study trip, Lillian hopes to
learn more about current Swedish research on the
subject, and would like to visit directly with a num-
ber of Swedish families to find out how the legisla-
tion affects them in their day to day lives.

Jim Doerr

 

 

NEW FACES AND CHANGES IN
STUDENT SERVICES

 

 

 

Patti Lewis returned from maternity leave,
welcome back Patti.
Judy Johnston - new Co-op Placement Officer
Susan Sakaki - Co-op Clerk
Lori Reichert (now Johnson) - Student Finance
Clerk
Maria laquinta - new Access Learning Resource
Clinician
Marie Lino-Marin - new Student Finance Clerk
Wendy Waidson - new Student Services Receptionist
Janet Currie - new Counsellor
Sandra Strait - new part-time Counsellor
Liz Marshall - Secretary to the Director
Mia Gordon - Director of Student Services
Carmen Rodriguez-Everton - Literacy instructor
(New Westminster)
Patty Bossorf - Developmental Education instructor
Yvonne Mostert - Administrative Secretary to
Al Atkinson/Jim Doerr

NON-SMOKING LOUNGE

In the interest of fairness to non-smokers, Room
2120 the Staff Lounge located on the second floor in
the North Building will be designated a non-smok-
ing lounge effective Tuesday, October 11.

This is being done as a result of the conversion of
two non-smoking lounges to classrooms.

The Staff Lounge located on the fourth floor in the
South Building (Room 4605) will remain a smoking
lounge.

Thanks
Terry Leonard

 

 

Mad Hatter - October 11, 1988 - 2