European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 20 the stars and stripes August 1977 Clylea feminism moves South italian women such As these carrying a pro abortion Banner in Rome Are among Europe most militant by Michael Duffy associated press Hollands mad Minas some years ago stopped burning corsets in the but italian feminists today March Strong to vent their anger Over the defeat of Prabor Tion legislation or the Mijang rape of a Young the disappearance of the mad Minas is symbolic of satisfaction gained by feminists in Northern Europe after winning legislation to guarantee Equality with men a by the shouting of italian feminists is a sign of increasing Militancy in latin countries of Southern Europe where women Are trying to catch up with their Sisters North of the Alps and the pyre even Portugal and after decades of dictatorial governments and latin sexist Are discovering that modern democracy brings with it demands of Equality for throughout Europe inure Are examples of women in High government women working alongside men in the factories with at least the Legal guarantee of equal pay and they have won equal rights within marriage and the Britain Margaret Thatcher Heads the opposition conservative party and could become England first human prime in health minister Simone Weil pushed through one of Europe most Liberal abortion and there was a Cabine level Post for women affairs until franchise Jiraud moved to the Cul Ture ministry in a Cabinet Italy got its first woman Cabinet member last year when Tina Anselmi look Over the labor despite Laws of equal pay for equal work in Many women still face barriers in the work often settling for Low paying jobs and being among the first fired in a but most countries have passed Laws guaranteeing at least theoretical with Belgium and Portugal pass ing equal nay for equal work Laws in the last two within the marriage Belgium has passed Laws calling for Equality of parents and of husband and France passed a Law allowing a woman to have a Bank account without her husbands in family Equality has swung full Circle to a fight for mens in court decisions last Moth ers were granted custody of children in of divorce Karen chairwoman of the state sponsored equal rights there is an ominous degree of discrimination against men in divorce our society seems unable to accept that men have emotions and with so Many Battles feminists have become quieter in Northern gone Are the Days of the Early 1970s when Hollands mad Minas tied Pink ribbons across Public toilets for men stood on Street Corners Wolf hurling at men and burned Cor sets near the statue of 19th Century Suprag Cylc lib Mina Mina Drucker in but leaders of the feminist movement insist it is not there has been a shift away from purely feminine problems to family a spokeswoman for West Germany women Council things have become More quiet but in fact we Are asked far More Ofton than in the past to cooperate in every sphere of Public belgian feminists say More and More men and women Are thinking about True swedish feminists say they Are increasingly involved m Day today political issues such As Day nurseries and work but there has been an undeniable shift in visibility for feminist causes in Portugal and in a 16th Century building in the cily Center is painted with Graffiti my body is mine filly per cent of jobs to women abortion u my Busi inside Are members of the women libera Tion who have occupied the four Story building and turned it into a base of operations to give advice on sponsor seminars and publish a the women liberation movement is Allied Wilh the Small Lef Lisl Radical the communist party supports the larger Union of italian in there Are hundreds of Independent feminist organizations in feminists in Italy have supported those who defy tradition to report and a group of High school girls recently held a Public trial of a youth accused of rape and beat a Friend who tried to Rescue in wives leave the country without their husbands and the husband had a right to read his wife the new government changed most of that and Sel up a committee on the status of women which reports directly to Premier Mario Public demonstrations of Bra and Broom burning such As were mustered immediately after toe Revo Lution have been abandoned u too dangerous be cause of attacks by male Bat feminists Are working Bard to fully implement toe equal pay they also Are working for legislation to legalise abortion and end some backstreet each in Post Franco there Are about 200 feminist groups they Are demonstrating against such Laws As those which punish a married woman who lies Down with a Man who is not her husband with prison terms of up to six while the husband is penalized Only if he has his mistress inside the conjugal Home or notoriously outside Spanish feminists also Are fighting against negotiations Between the government and the Vatican on divorce with restrictions of divorce to those married the right to divorce has been recognized by All civilized u cannot be negotiated Between the government and the Church behind the backs of the one feminist Leader limiting divorce to those married civilly would Benefit Only a Small minority since those getting married were obliged to do so in the Church during the last 40
