Celebrate for equality: Landauer Action weeks start soon!

Celebrate for equality: Landauer Action weeks start soon!

On March 8, International Women's Day is committed, a date that not only invites you to celebrate the achievements of women, but also to draw attention to existing inequalities. Various events take place in Landau on this occasion that promote gender equality. The equal opportunities officer Laura Hess announced the first weeks of action on gender justice, which begin on Thursday, March 6th.

One of the highlights of the events is the women's party with DJ Sabine in the Südstern house, which begins at 7:30 p.m. Entry costs 5 euros. Previously, a film evening takes place in the Universum Theater at 8 p.m. The film "I am your person" is shown, who tells the story of the scientist Alma and her humanoid robot as a life partner. The tickets are available from 12.50 euros, which offers an opportunity to deal with an important topic.

Weekly for gender equality

The active contributions to gender equality in Landau aim to raise awareness of gender issues. In addition to the opening event entitled "Paths in and from Age poverty" on March 6 at 7 p.m., which will be carried out in cooperation with the equality office of the southern Weinstrasse, the organizers are planning further events until June 25th. This includes a city walk on feminist urban planning on March 16, a bicycle repair workshop on May 20 and a final event with the workshop "Social Justice = Climate Condition?"

These activities not only appreciate the progress that was achieved in equality, but also reflect on the challenges that remain. According to current statistics, the gender Pay GAP is 18 percent and the gender pension GAP is over 40 percent. These figures make it clear that women earn less on average and relate less pensions than men.

social challenges and historical roots

The roots of World Women's Day lie in the women's movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This was a time when women had hardly any rights and political activity was forbidden for them. With the Weimar constitution, women received the same civic rights for the first time, including the right to vote. Despite these progress, certain structural inequalities have remained; The proportion of women in today's Bavarian state parliament is 27 percent, while historically only 9 percent of the MPs were in the Weimar National Assembly.

Mayor Dieter Reiter from Munich emphasizes that equality is often considered achieved, although there are still numerous challenges that have to be addressed. Every three days in Germany, a woman is killed by her (ex) partner, which indicates an alarming dimension of gender-specific violence that may not be ignored. A minute's commemoration for the victims of the female would take around two hours, which illustrates the extent of the problem.

In order to promote equality, cities such as Munich specifically support organizations and projects for non -violent, gender -friendly society. Political measures and reforms, such as improving childcare and flexible working time models, are necessary to eliminate existing inequalities.

For interested parties, the website of Landau offers further information about upcoming events and initiatives to promote equality landau.de .