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The Rural Voice, 1983-08, Page 23FARM NEWS Country women gather from around the world The seventeenth Triennial Conference of the Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW) was held in Vancouver in June, for an interesting ten days with 1700 women from 60 countries of the world. Seminars covered topics: Mother/child; health and development; Women as En- trepreneurs, Producers, Managers; Women & Technology; ACWW member Societies & Rural Development and com- munications: learning the positive art of listening. MAITLAND READY -MIX CONCRETE COMPETITIVE PRICES!!! Quality Concrete Efficient Service Washed Materials Government Approved CaII the Wingham Office 357-2721 or call the plant at Tiverton 368-7696 Listowel 291-4320 Teeswater 392-6881 Speakers included: P. Antrobus, Bar- bados 'The situation of women in Third World Countries'; E. Roberts, ACWW ad- visor at the UN, New York and Rev. Lois Wilson, Past Moderator, United Church of Canada - 'Ecological Matters, Technology and Living Faith Commitment'. What do women discuss when they meet at a world conference? The concerns of: self, husbands, children, work, play, community activities; our nations' business and policies; the world pro- blems: hunger, right of the individual, equality of women, discrimination bet- ween sexes, races & nations and nuclear disarmament. The display room exhibited Provincial Women's Institutes projects and culture; The Women of the National Farmers Union showed their completed study, "The Employment Practices of Farm Women". This comprehensive study may be ordered by sending $6.00 to National Farmers Union, 250 C - 2nd Ave. S , Saska- toon, SASK. S7K 2M1: C E W E R a i. F l E C T R r C The PHOENIX -SX Mobile Radio will handle all your communication needs • fully synthesized • microcomputer controlled • is capable of operating on up to 16 channels using ANY frequency between 150 and 174 MHz without the need for ANY tunilig • Compatible with all Motorola private line and/or digital private line systems • no "rat's nest" wiring - it's a "wireless - wireless" CaII for a free demonstration BOWES ELECTRONICS Hamilton St., Blyth, Ontario 519-523.4412 An associate of Two -Way Communications Ltd., Waterloo, Ontario THE RURAL VOICE, AUGUST 1983 PG. 21