GirlsDay 2025: Politics to grasp close for girls in the Altenkirchen district!

GirlsDay 2025: Politics to grasp close for girls in the Altenkirchen district!

On April 3, 2025, a group of girls from the age of 14 received the unique opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of politics. The SPD parliamentary group Rhineland-Palatinate organizes the girlsday under the motto "The future belongs to you!" reports that the event girl invites you to get up close with politicians and to find out about political issues.

Sabine Bätzing-Lichtenthäler, an SPD member of the state parliament, invites girls from the Altenkirchen district to participate. The girlsday includes a variety of activities that aim to arouse the interest of young women in politics. These include sniffing parliamentary air, conversations with MPs and pursuing a debate in the plenary hall.

promotion of women in politics

The overarching goal of this event is to promote more women in political offices. This initiative is particularly important because the proportion of women in the German Bundestag has been stagnating in about a third stagnates an analysis. Through events such as Girlsday, the SPD Rhineland-Palatinate would like to encourage young women to actively contribute to politics.

In addition to the innovation in state politics, the girlsday has a long tradition. On April 27, 2023, there was already a similar event in which three girls had the opportunity to look behind the scenes of the party. Topics of the exchange included the way of working of the SPD and the tasks of the General Secretary. Participants such as the state chairman Roger Lewentz and Secretary General Marc Ruland emphasized how important it is to make politics transparent and accessible for young people

The upcoming Girlsday in April 2025 not only offers the opportunity to get to know political processes, but also sets a clear sign of strengthening the political participation of young women. Interested girls should register by March 5, 2025 at the latest, either by email to post@baetzing-lichtenthaeler.de or by phone at 02741/25454. The daily routine is rounded off by a meeting with Prime Minister Alexander Schweitzer and includes a tour of the House of Representatives.