International Women's Day in Gießen: Events for equality!

International Women's Day in Gießen: Events for equality!

On March 7, 2025, Gießen is all about international women's day, which will be celebrated on March 8. The city organized extensive events on the occasion of this significant day that take place until the end of March. Frederike Stibane, the representative for women and equality issues by the city of Gießen, has put together an extensive catalog with around 50 program items of 36 organizers. This variety of activities should raise awareness of numerous topics such as the same payment, equal opportunities on the labor market and violence against women.

International Women's Day, whose roots go back to 1909 in the United States, was founded to fight for the right to vote for women and equality. The first women's day took place on February 28, 1909 and was initiated by the socialist women's organization. In 1975, the UN officially declared March 8 to “International Women's Day” to promote women's rights and world peace. According to UN Women, the situation for women and girls has improved, but progress remains "too slow, too fragile and too uneven".

event overview in Gießen

The event palette in Gießen is impressive and moves over different formats. Workshops, sporting offers and community prayers are on the program. A particularly important workshop is "helping violence", which takes place on March 8 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the town hall. At the same time, a reading campaign for children takes place in the city library from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Another highlight is the distribution of fair spring flowers under the motto "Fair Women's Day", which also takes place on March 8 at 1:00 p.m. at the Kugelbrunnen. The citizens of Gießen are invited to take part in a street festival in Katharinengasse and Löwengasse. There will also be a demonstration that supports the concerns of Women's Day.

global perspective and challenges

International Women's Day also takes a look at global challenges. In many countries, women are still disadvantaged; Only 143 out of 193 UN member states have included equality in their constitution. According to the WHO, every third woman has experienced violence, and in Germany an increase was determined in Germany in 167,639 cases of partnership. The problem of the gender-pay gaps is clear: women in Germany earned 20.9% less than their male colleagues, and the gender Pay gap remains a continuous topic despite slight improvements.

The challenges are enormous. Violence against women, discrimination and access to education are just a few of the topics that urgently need to be addressed worldwide. In Germany, too, women are still a controversial topic, especially with regard to reproductive rights and the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on existing inequalities.

The city of Gießen offers a platform with its extensive program on the occasion of the international women's day to focus on these topics. Further information about the events can be read at website of the city of Gießen ..