▁the ▁final ▁conference ▁report . ▁ ▁National ▁ ▁Australia ▁A ▁conference ▁on ▁' W omen ▁and ▁Polit ics ' ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁September , ▁attended ▁by ▁ 7 0 0 ▁women . ▁ ▁Canada ▁The ▁events ▁of ▁I W Y ▁in ▁Canada ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁raised ▁aw aren ess ▁with ▁Canadian ▁women ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁on ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁women ’ s ▁issues ▁and ▁accomplish ments . ▁It ▁sp ur red ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Ontario ▁Women ▁and ▁the ▁Law ▁Association ▁and ▁the ▁Service , ▁Office ▁and ▁Ret ail ▁Work ers ▁Union ▁of ▁Canada ▁( S OR W UC ) ▁and ▁offered ▁fund ing ▁for ▁many ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁educational ▁and ▁art istic ▁endeav ors ▁aim ed ▁at ▁present ing ▁women ’ s ▁pers pect ives . ▁One ▁such ▁effort ▁was ▁a ▁pet ition ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Film ▁Board ▁of ▁Canada ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁Studio ▁D . ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Gu el ph ▁hosted ▁a ▁conference ▁in ▁September ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Nell ie ▁Mc Cl ung ▁and ▁the ▁reform ▁issues ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁important ▁to ▁her . ▁ ▁New ▁Zealand ▁In ▁June ▁a ▁United ▁Women ' s ▁Convention ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Well ington . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁Events ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁I W Y ▁were ▁held ▁throughout ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁by ▁private ▁organizations ▁and ▁N GO s , ▁such ▁as ▁those ▁held ▁in ▁Connecticut , ▁ 1 1 – 1 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Cleveland ▁Congress , ▁October