Motto des Deutschen Gewerkschaftsbund zum Weltfrauentag 2022: Wandel ist weiblich!

#women'sdayiseveryday​

Always current for us is the message of International Women's Day
Motto des Deutschen Gewerkschaftsbund zum Weltfrauentag 2022: Wandel ist weiblich!
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#women'sdayiseveryday​

March 8 is the annual International Women's Day, on which women's rights are sensitized, demonstrated or courageously admitted worldwide. Women are thanked on this day for their work and their existence.

We at the Equality Office of the University of Jena believe that this should happen not just one day, but every day of the year. Therefore, International Women's Day is always relevant! #women'sdayiseveryday

 

Happy International Women's Day 2022!

Dear women, dear members of the University of Jena,

March 8 is International Women's Day and Feminist Strike Day.

Today we think of every single woman who helps to shape the University of Jena on a daily basis. Even in the adverse circumstances of the Corona situation, you contribute at all levels to the functioning and togetherness at the university. We would like to thank you all for your work.

Dear women, nice that you exist in your uniqueness!

On International Women's Day, we wish you the respect and appreciation you deserve. We wish you support and tailwind where you need it. We wish you lots of self-respect and confidence to stand up for yourself and your opinions.

This year, too, we know that a heartfelt thank you is nevertheless not enough on its own to advance gender equality. Thus, we would like to inform about historical and current developments under the sign of March 8:

On the history of March 8

The history of International Women's Day began in 1908 in the USA and is based on demonstrations for women's suffrage. It was introduced at the suggestion of Clara Zetkin and spread to Europe in the following years and was institutionalized worldwide by the UN in 1975 - as International Women's Day. With today's understanding of gender as a continuum, more diverse feminist struggles are made visible on March 8 - from inter, non-binary, trans and agender people.

In 1911, women like Clara Zetkin demanded, among other things, women's suffrage, reductions in working hours without wage cuts, a reduction in food prices, regular school lunches, and legal abortion.

Even today, these demands have not lost their relevance, because:

  1. Today, women still earn 18% less than men, are less likely to work full-time, and are underrepresented in leadership positions.
  2. Today, they still assume the full obligation of care work, unpaid and often invisible.
  3. Today, abortions are still banned in many countries.
  4. Even today, one in 4 women is affected by domestic violence.

Demands this year

This year, the tag is organized by the German Trade Union Confederation under the motto:

Change is female: Let's ring in the decade of equality!

Of course, this year's Women's Day is still under the impression of the Corona pandemic: The crisis is hitting women particularly hard because it is exacerbating gender inequalities. Women in particular are working in systemically important and at the same time underpaid professions, taking on the overwhelming majority of domestic and family work and reducing their working hours to do so. In academia, for example, there has been a sharp decline in scientific publications by women.

These current issues are also part of our work at the Equal Opportunities Office at Friedrich Schiller University Jena.

Interesting facts on Instagram

On the Instagram pageExternal link of the University of Jena we draw attention to March 8 and asked for personal meanings and demands in the context of Women's Day. Feel free to drop by, we will also share the results on our website.

March 8 as a day of world peace

International Women's Day bears the exact designation of the UN as the United Nations Day for Women's Rights and World Peace. This naming shows that women's rights movements in history have always been accompanied by peace movements. Due to Putin's current attack on Ukraine, the call for peace is loud these days. In this difficult time, we think of all women's and human rights activists who are resisting, as well as all members of the university who are in contact with those affected.

On March 8, as a day for women's rights and world peace, we wish you peaceful thoughts, actions and encounters.

  • International Women's Day 2022

    Happy International Women's Day 2022!

    Dear women, dear members of the University of Jena,

    March 8 is International Women's Day and Feminist Strike Day.

    Today we think of every single woman who helps to shape the University of Jena on a daily basis. Even in the adverse circumstances of the Corona situation, you contribute at all levels to the functioning and togetherness at the university. We would like to thank you all for your work.

    Dear women, nice that you exist in your uniqueness!

    On International Women's Day, we wish you the respect and appreciation you deserve. We wish you support and tailwind where you need it. We wish you lots of self-respect and confidence to stand up for yourself and your opinions.

    This year, too, we know that a heartfelt thank you is nevertheless not enough on its own to advance gender equality. Thus, we would like to inform about historical and current developments under the sign of March 8:

    On the history of March 8

    The history of International Women's Day began in 1908 in the USA and is based on demonstrations for women's suffrage. It was introduced at the suggestion of Clara Zetkin and spread to Europe in the following years and was institutionalized worldwide by the UN in 1975 - as International Women's Day. With today's understanding of gender as a continuum, more diverse feminist struggles are made visible on March 8 - from inter, non-binary, trans and agender people.

    In 1911, women like Clara Zetkin demanded, among other things, women's suffrage, reductions in working hours without wage cuts, a reduction in food prices, regular school lunches, and legal abortion.

    Even today, these demands have not lost their relevance, because:

    1. Today, women still earn 18% less than men, are less likely to work full-time, and are underrepresented in leadership positions.
    2. Today, they still assume the full obligation of care work, unpaid and often invisible.
    3. Today, abortions are still banned in many countries.
    4. Even today, one in 4 women is affected by domestic violence.

    Demands this year

    This year, the tag is organized by the German Trade Union Confederation under the motto:

    Change is female: Let's ring in the decade of equality!

    Of course, this year's Women's Day is still under the impression of the Corona pandemic: The crisis is hitting women particularly hard because it is exacerbating gender inequalities. Women in particular are working in systemically important and at the same time underpaid professions, taking on the overwhelming majority of domestic and family work and reducing their working hours to do so. In academia, for example, there has been a sharp decline in scientific publications by women.

    These current issues are also part of our work at the Equal Opportunities Office at Friedrich Schiller University Jena.

    Interesting facts on Instagram

    On the   Instagram pageExternal link of the University of Jena we draw attention to March 8 and asked for personal meanings and demands in the context of Women's Day. Feel free to drop by, we will also share the results on our website.

    March 8 as a day of world peace

    International Women's Day bears the exact designation of the UN as the United Nations Day for Women's Rights and World Peace. This naming shows that women's rights movements in history have always been accompanied by peace movements. Due to Putin's current attack on Ukraine, the call for peace is loud these days. In this difficult time, we think of all women's and human rights activists who are resisting, as well as all members of the university who are in contact with those affected.

    On March 8, as a day for women's rights and world peace, we wish you peaceful thoughts, actions and encounters.

  • International Women's Day 2021

    Liebe Frauen, wir wünschen Ihnen zum Weltfrauentag und jeden Tag viel Mut, Tatkraft und Selbstvertrauen, um die Frau zu sein, die Sie sein möchten. Wir wünschen Ihnen, dass Sie den Respekt und die Unterstützung erfahren, die Sie verdienen.

    Frauenpower zur Inspiration

    Um etwas Frauenpower zu bündeln, haben wir in der Woche vom Weltfrauentag am 8. März 2021 unseren Gleichstellungsbeirat de nach Weisheiten, Zitaten oder Sprüchen befragt, die motivieren, bewegen, erfreuen und stärken. Wir hoffen auch für Sie ist das Richtige dabei. Lassen Sie sich inspirieren:

    • "Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn't be that women are the exception." (RBG - Ruth Bader Ginsburg)
    • "Geh neue Wege und mache den Weg für Menschen hinter dir frei. Sei Türöffner. Öffne Türen, spaziere hindurch und lass sie sperrangelweit offen." (Kübra Gümüşay)
    • "Frauen von heute warten nicht auf das Wunderbare - sie inszenieren ihre Wunder selbst." (Katharine Hepburn)
    • "Lass dich nicht unterkriegen, sei frech und wild und wunderbar." (Astrid Lindgren)
    • "Unerschrocken heißt nicht, dass man keine Angst hat. Es bedeutet, mit der Angst umzugehen, wieder aufzustehen, wenn man gefallen ist." (Arianna Huffington)
    • "Du bestimmst den Wert, den du hast. Mach dich nicht davon abhängig, was andere über dich denken." (Beyonce) 
    • "Halb voll ist nicht genug - Gleichstellung jetzt voll umsetzen"
    • "Gemeinsam einfach besser" (Leitspruch Chirurginnen.com) 
    • "A well read woman is a dangerous creature"
    • "Manche Männer bemühen sich lebenslang, das Wesen einer Frau zu verstehen. Andere befassen sich mit weniger schwierigen Dingen, zum  Beispiel der Relativitätstheorie." (Albert Einstein)
    • "Mas orgasmos, menos golpes" – Slogan von Frauen gegen eheliche und andere Männergewalt in Chile. 
    • "Starke Frauen werden nicht einfach geboren. Sie entwickeln sich aufgrund der Stürme, die sie überstanden haben."
    • "Es macht nichts, wenn es langsam vorangeht. Hauptsache, du bleibst nicht stehen." (Konfuzius)
    • "Ich kann Frauen nur raten, nicht beim ersten Buh den Kopf einzuziehen. Brust raus, weitermachen!" (Stella McCartney)
    • „Eine Frau ist wie ein Teebeutel – man weiß nie, wie stark sie ist, bis sie heißes Wasser bekommt.“ (Eleanor Roosevelt)
    • "Träume dir dein Leben schön und mach aus diesen Träumen eine Realität." (Marie Curie)
    • "Mut brüllt nicht immer nur. Mut kann auch die leise Stimme am Ende des Tages sein, die sagt: Morgen versuche ich es nochmal." (Mary Anne Radmacher)

    100 Jahre Weltfrauentag am 8. März 2021

    Die Geschichte des Weltfrauentags begann vor mehr als einem Jahrhundert auf Vorschlag von Clara Zetkin. 1911 fand er erstmalig statt, damals noch am 19. März: Frauenrechtler:innen setzten sich zu dieser Zeit immer stärker für das Frauenwahlrecht ein, welches es seit 1918 in Deutschland gibt. 

    Über das Wechseln des Datums auf den 8. März im Jahr 1921 gibt es vielfache Deutungen, vermutlich geht es auf Proteste von Frauen in Russlang 1921 zurück. Im Jahr 1975 wurde der Frauentag weltweit von der UNO institutionalisiert - als Internationaler Frauentag, als Tag der Vereinten Nationen für die Rechte der Frau und den Weltfrieden.

    In diesem Jahr stellt der Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund den Weltfrauentag unter das Motto: Mehr Gewerkschaft. Mehr Gleichstellung. Mehr denn je!

    Natürlich steht der diesjährige Frauentag auch unter dem Eindruck der Corona-Pandemie: Die Krise trifft Frauen besonders hart, denn sie verschärft die Ungleichheiten zwischen den Geschlechtern. Vor allem Frauen arbeiten in systemrelevanten und zugleich unterbezahlten Berufen. In der Krise sind besonders sie von Einkommenseinbußen betroffen, die sie durch Freistellung, Kurzarbeit und Arbeitslosigkeit erfahren. Sie übernehmen den überwiegenden Teil der Haus- und Familienarbeit und reduzieren dafür ihre Arbeitszeit. Mehr Informationen finden Sie hier de.

    Diese aktuellen Themen sind auch Teil unserer Arbeit im Gleichstellungsbüro an der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena.

  • International Day for Women and Non-Binary People in Science February 11.

    With today's understanding of gender as a continuum, March 8th makes visible multiple struggles - including those of non-binary, inter, trans, and agender people.

    That's why International Women's Day is also known as FLINTA Strike Day.

    On Instagram, we asked you the following questions on the occasion of March 8:

    What does March 8 mean to you?  & What are you calling for on March 8?

     

    These are your answers:

    Meaning & Demand

    Image: Gleichstellungsbüro