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Press-Republican—Friday/ February 22,1985
Working w o m e n discuss how to get ahead
By MONICA BARTOSZEK
Staff Writer
PLATTSBURGH - The role of
the working woman today is
becoming increasingly more
visible in society with 61 percent
of all women working for pay out*
side the home.
Women are taking charge of
their destiny and organizing
among themselves to promote
ways of getting ahead. Locally, a
program called "Success
Strategies for the Working
Woman" is drawing attention
and many professional women.
The program is sponsored hy
Champlain Valley Federal Savings.
A recent program addressed
the issues of the single-working
woman, re-entering the job
market, and buying a home.
Tips from a successful,
single working woman
According to C.C. "Pixie"
Allen, retail advertising
m a n a g e r at the P r e s s Republican, as youngsters,
women are conditioned to hold
onto their fears. For example,
boys are told, "Son, you can go
out and be anything you want to
be." Girls, on the other hand, are
conditioned for a support function and told, "Go help your
mother in the kitchen,"
But 20 years later, women are
finding themselves faced with
becoming a team player, combating fear, becoming a leader
and taking on a challenge.
Allen back up her claims with
the following statistics: 54 percent-of the labor force today is
pink collar. The number of people unmarried and over 30, like
Allen, has doubled since 1970 for
both men and women. Of the 20
million jobs established in the
past year, women seized 13.2
million.
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Issues being addressed as a
result of the increase of women
in the workplace include education and day care.
"We've got support," Allen
told foe audience of about 60
women. "We have arrived.
We're here. But now we must
survive."
Allen offered the following suggestions on how to get ahead:
• Know where you are going.
Have a goal.
• Listen and ask questions.
Find someone to use as a sounding board.
• Recognize time management. Analyze and interpret your
use of time. Allen quoted a friend
who told her, "Wasting time is
not murder for a woman on her
way up — it's suicide."
• Maintain a high profile. Know
your company and its product.
• Be a decisionmaker.
• Dress for success. "I make
every effort to dress for comfort," while still maintaining a
professional appearance, Allen
said.
• Take time to network. Use
other women who are on their
way up.
"There are still barriers we're
not going to break down in my
lifetime," Alen concluded.
Re-entering the job market
Barbara McMartin, volunteer"
coordinator at the CVPH Medical
Center, took the approach of the
woman who re-enters the job
market after an absence generally caused by raising a family.
McMartin said that she reentered the job market after a 25year absence.
"At first I enjoyed my
freedom," McMartin said. Three
children were on their own while
her youngest was away at college. "I had so much to do," she
said, adding that she now had
time for sailing, skiing and learning tennis.
But then she found herself napping in the afternoon out of
boredom. When the opening at
CVPH become available,
McMartin said she was ready
and able and more than
prepared. After all, she had parttime work experience. She worked during the rushes at the college bookstore and had even
opened a campaign headquarters.
One change she noticed upon
her re-entry into the workforce:
labels. Women are labeled "soand-so's daughter ... so-and-so's
wife ... so-and-so's mother." She
said it was a new experience being called "Barbara McMartin,"
and then "Barbara McMartin,
head of the volunteer services."
"Success lies in how you view
yourself," McMartin theorized.
"Be yourself. No else is better
qualified."
Buying a home
Sarah T. Kuriger, assistant
vice president at CVFS, discuss-
Fire company auxiliary- J-ucy Jurczakfr Bruni ^rfHchaud
and Joan LaPier are active
CROWN POINT — A group of members of the board with furwomen met at the Ironville ther roles as heads of commitfirehouse in west Crown Point tees.
and formed an auxiliary — A.E. Peru VFW a u x i l i a r y
Phelps Engine Company II Auxiliary.
PERU — The Peru Memorial
The unit works for the better- Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxment of the fire company. The iliary was formed in December
firehouse was formerly in Iron- 1974 and now has 98 members.
ville District School 13. which
Meetings are held monthly at
was purchased when compnay II the post home on the first Tuesorganized. They enlarged the day at 7:30 p.m.
building to house their two
Three auxiliary members go to
trucks.
Valhaven Home for Adults one
The auxiliary participates in Sunday each month and play
the Memorial Day parade and bingo with the residents for two
helps the firemen with fund- hours — awarding money prizes.
raising projects.
Also, a cake is taken for an evenThe unit meets the fourth Mon- ing snack.
day of the .month at 7:30 p.m.
The women help the men with
with Anna Lee at the Penfield the annual Christmas party for
Homestead.
children of the community and
Officers are president, on the annual poppy drive which
Virginia Hulburt; vice president, raises money for veterans. The
Barbara Keller; secretary, auxiliary also helps with the
Kimberly Woods; treasurer, Thursday night bingo and opens
Marcia Gonyeau; chaplain, the food concessions during that
Viola La Rose; and trustees, Rita time.
Taylor (three years), Glendine
women also had a booth at
Bemis (two years) and Joyce theTheDrum
and Bugle Corps
Harris (one year).
Pageant at the fairgrounds and
some of the women marched
with the flags during the opening
W o m e n a n d the YAACA
and closing.
PLATTSBURGH - Women
Some auxiliary members also
play and important part in the prepared food and served its at a
•aTfarrand use of the Platt- "OSOrdiriher inCTatlsBufgKtdsersburgh YMCA.
vicemen and their families from
They make up half of the full- Plattsburgh Air Force Base.
time staff, 100 percent of the
Donations were also made to
preschool program and the ma- the Salvation Army, Boy Scouts,
jority of the part-time program Girl Scourt, Cub Scouts and the
staff under the supervision of a Muscular Dystrophy Associawoman as acting director.
tion.
Women participate in proOfficers are president, Jean
grams in greater numbers than Warren; senior vice president,
men from preschool through Gertrude Wells; junior vice
senior citizen's activities. president, Frances Bousquet;
Aerobic fitness and dance c h a p l a i n , Martha Way;
classes are not the only pro- treasurer, Patricia Wilson;
grams full of women. Tradi- secretary, Karen Ducatte;
tionally male-dominated areas, patriotic instructor, Wilma
such as the weight room. McGrath; conductress, Christine
Nautilus and karate, have en- Miller; guard and historian,
joyed increasing female par- Geraldine Scarlett; and trustees,
McGrath, Mary Wells and Janet
ticipation.
Women volunteers outnumber Calkins.
their male counterparts at the Y.
The current board of directors A u x i l i a r y in 5th year
DANNEMORA — The Danhas five women members out of
nemora
Fire Department Aux16. Linda Ward, Alix Heusion,
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time, select a real estate broker.
• "How much can I afford to
spend?" should be the next question to answer, taking into consideration not only the downpayment but also the monthly
payments.
• "How can I get the most for
my money?" should be considered next. For example, an
important factor in selecting a
home is its location because a
iliary was formed in 1980^ with
eight members.
Charter members are Diana
Akey, Maureen Lahyee, Cheryl
Lucia, Jean Mullady, Jeannie
Robart and Linda Roberts.
Meetings are held the Tuesday
after the second Monday at 7:30
p.m. at the fire house.
The goal of the auxiliary is to
help the firemen in such areas as
serving coffee at major fires and
buying needed items for the
firehouse. For example, this past
year, at the firemen's banquet,
the auxiliary presented the
firemen with a compact stereo
system.
Officers are Lucia, president;
Roberts, vice president; Robart,
s e c r e t a r y ; and L a y h e e ,
treasurer.- —
Wednesday Club
Pancake breakfasr
tfiony's Restaurant. The guest
""•""""" speaker is Diana Murray on
MORRISONVILLE - There
will be a pancake breakfast at
the Morrisonville Fire Station on
Sunday, 8:30a.m. to 1 p.m., served by the volunteer firemen and
auxiliary.
The all-you-can-eat menu consists of orange juice, pancakes,
sausage, eggs, toast, and
beverages. The cost is $3 for
adults, $1.75 for youths age 5-12
and those under age 5 are free.
The breakfast is for the benefit of
the volunteer firemen and auxiliary.
Landowners
CADYVILLE — A meeting of
the Thirteen Point Two Mile
Corp. of adjoining railbed landowners will be held March 4 at 7
p.m. a the Towifor Plattsburgh
Recreation Room on the Goddeau Road in Cadyville. This is
an organizational meeting for the
dispersal of the railbed property
to the adjoining landowners between Dannemora and Schuyler
Falls.
For further information, contact Jude Chamberlain at 4927925.
"Know Your Own Color." All
area mothers are welcome. For
more information, call 643-2478.
Peru library
PLATTSBURGH - The films
scheduled to be shown at the
Peru Free Library for children
on Saturday have been postponed
until March 2. The films are
usually shown on the last Saturday of the month, 2-3:30 p.m.
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Youth Center. Father Emil of St.
Joseph's Rehabilitation Center is
the guest speaker. For more information, call Sally Stephenson
at 891-2279 or Margaret Wilcox at
891-2056, evenings.
Boquet River
PLATTSBURGH - A slide
show on the Boquet River will be
given by Betsy McCamic at the
March 1 meeting of the Algonquin Chapter of the Adirondack
Mountain Club. The meeting will
start at 7:30 p.m. in the First
Audubon meeting
Presbyterian Church Hall, corPLATTSBURGH — Two films ner of Brinkerhoff and Marion
on the environment highlight this streets.
McCamic is an Essex native
month's meeting of the Northern
Adirondack Chapter of the Na- whose photography and articles
tional Audubon Society schedul- are known to North Country
ed for tonight at 7:30 in Room 106 residents through Adirondack
i n Hudson Hall _at_ Plattsburgh Life, the Conservationist and exState University College." Trie hibitions.
' meeting is open to the public.
The session is open to the
The films include "Sand Coun- public. For more information,
ty Almanac" which captures the call 563-5794 or 846-7098.
beauty of the changing seasons
around a Wisconsin cabin. It's
LOSE WEIGHT t FEEL GREAT!
based on the writings of
naturalist Aldo Leopold. The
other presentation in a controversial examination of the
•THE POUNDS -THE INCHES
acid rain problem, "Acid Rain:
Requiem or Recovery."
Be HEALTHIER & HAP-
PLATTSBURGH - Twentyfive years ago, 20 women formed
five tables of bridge and the
group was known as the Wednesday Club.
Today, the group meets for
Wednesday luncheons and bridge
at various area restuarants
Mothers
around the city.
Although it is a social club, a
PLATTSBURGH - The Platt- Support group
certain amount of money is col- sburgh Mothers' Club will meet
SARANAC LAKE — A meeting
lected every week from each on Monday at 7:30 p.m. at AnJbrihe support group of concernmember to be used at year's *nd—
for charity — usually for
ed adults and parents of
organizations that help children.
teenagers will be on Monday at
Engagement, wedding and
The Carmichael fund was a recia
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pient this year of $400.
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your notice published, fill out
members die during the year, $25
and sign the form. Return it to:
is contributed to the charity of
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her choice.
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St., 170 Margaret St.,
Officers are: president,
Plattsburgh,
N.Y. 12901. Black
Evelyn Bickford; vice president,
and
white
pictures are
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Marie Bissell; treasurer, Marion
preferred.
O'Hara; and secretary, Virginia
Gilbert.
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Strategies for the Working Woman." right. ( P R staff photo by Dave Paczak)
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