Women's issues! - Fit for co-design
Series of seminars organised by the Equal Opportunities Officer and the Chemnitz Adult Education Centre in cooperation with the Dresden State Office for Women's Education and Project Advice starts on 17 October
From 17 October 2017, the seminar series "Frauensache! - Fit for co-determination" will start with a kick-off event at the Lila Villa. The five further modules will take place at the adult education centre from 5 to 8.30 pm until 27 February 2018. The other dates can be found in the flyer attached.
The seminar series imparts basic knowledge on current forms and possibilities of municipal democracy, communication, project management and public relations in a practice-orientated manner. The participants learn how to become more involved in existing structures, be they parties, organisations, advisory boards or networks, in order to improve the political and social participation of women and take a step towards equal opportunities.
At the kick-off and introductory event in the Lila Villa, female local politicians will speak on topics such as the compatibility of family, career and social commitment.
In the other five modules, the participants will learn how to approach the topic of co-determination through input, reflection and exchange, explore their options and develop strategies for future participation with the course leaders.
(Please refer to the flyer attached for the individual dates and topics).
Participation costs a total of 30 euros. Registration is requested at: 0371 488 4343 or www.vhs-chemnitz.de
Background:
Women are still underrepresented in politics and society. In the recently elected new Bundestag, there are approx. 5 per cent fewer women than in the last one, i.e. only 31 per cent.
The situation is similar in many other bodies: 31.7 per cent of the Saxon state parliament and only 28.3 per cent of the Chemnitz city council are women. There are also fewer women on supervisory boards, advisory boards, juries, etc.
This means that women are still largely excluded from decision-making processes and are exposed to gender-specific clichés. But a functioning society needs the experience, knowledge and expertise of both men and women.