INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY - Test your knowledge of women’s issues Today is International Women’s Day. There's a seed exchange happening in the afternoon at the Terrace Women’s Resource Centre, and a potluck dinner and evening of entertainment tonight at the Kin Hut, Here’s a qitiz to test your knowledge of wonien’s issues, , Contributed _ 1. According to Canadian non-governmental orga- “nizations, what are the three ‘current greatest chal- lenges to women in this country? -a) poverty, violence against women, inequal op- portunity b) rape and sexual abuse, breast cancer, poverty c) violence against women, treatment of refugees, inequal opportunity 2. Today, what percentage of people worldwide, who are HIY positive, are women? a) 14, b) 40, c) 28, d) 63 3. Terry Vyse is the first... a) aboriginal judge in Canada 1) c. In the United Kingdom and Canada the three greatest challenges lo women are: violence against women, treatment of refugees, and equal op- portunity for men and women, (MATCH News, Fall 1993) 2) b. 40 per cent. Of the number of people who are HIV positive through out the world, 40% are women, This number is expecied to jump to 50% by the year 2000, (MATCH News, Winter 1994) 3) a. Terry Vyse, of St. Catherines, Onlario, became the first aboriginal woman judge in Canada when she was appointed to the Ontario Court, Provincial Division, in 1991, (Secretary of State, Ottawa. I.W.D, package, 1994) 4) b. 10.1 per cent. According to a recent survey conducted by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IU), globally, women make up 10.31 per cent of repre- judy Foy FROM Bi Dozen ready for challenge Her favourite sport is basketball and least favourile is darts, Gordon Hull is a businessman and city councillor. ‘He's. never played baskctball but plays hockey as an oldtimer, ’ Hull took part in youth soccer, played volleyball in high school and bowled as a youngster. Gord Buxton js a teacher at Centennial Christian School and — ANSWERS b) woman with a disability to get elected to the B.C, legislature. c) young person in Canada to sit on a Royal Com- mission 4, The average proportion of women represented in world parliaments was 12.5 per cent in 1975 and 14.6 per cent in 1988, What was the percentage in 19937 a) 18%, b) 10.1%, c) 21.3%, d) 25.8% 5. Who said, ‘‘As a child I used to say to myself, ‘I shall go everywhere I can and see and do all I can so that I will have plenty to think about when I am old.” '? a) Evelyn Lau, b) Shani Mootoo, c) Emily Carr 6. Of the total number of undergraduates in Cana- dian universities in 1991, approximately 50 per cent were Women. % were from an engineering or applied science program? a) 8%, b)5%, ¢) 15%, d) 22% sentalives in lower chambers and 8.55 per cent in upper chambers, The number has continued lo decrease since hitting a peak of 14.6 per cent in 1988. In 1993, Canada ranked 14th in the world in terms of representation of women in Parliaments. Seychelles is first and the Scandinavian countries all rank very high. (Secretary of State, Ottawa. 1.W.D, package, 1994) 5) ¢. Emily Carr (1871-1945) was a west coast art- ist and writer. Evelyn Lau is a Chinese Canadian wriler and Shani Mootoo is an [ndo-Trinidadian Visual artist and writer. 6) «. 8 per cent of the women who graduated in 1991 earned degrees in applied science and engineering. (Secretary of State, Ottawa. I,W.D. package, 1994) The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 8, 1995 - B9 Little Pirates — Treat your children to a Pirate Pak® for only $1.99" after 4:00 pm: It's. your kid’s favourite meal, complete with drink and dessert. But hurry on in as the best deal on the seven seas is a limited time offer. ‘Children must bé 12 er younger, 50¢ savingson cardboard boat not valid with this promotion. ae ’ Available for in-restaurant dining after 4pm only. Not valid with any other offer. a Send Your rma snes ams ec white spot ee tO ceeepensatee) fearon Pirate Pak $192 ne (Co 4pm white spot has lived in Terrace for 10 years. He runs approximately 60 miles ‘a. week and not surprisingly, counts that as his [avaurite sport. 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