2024 Annual Report: Together we are strong! The 2024 annual report is entitled 'Together we are strong'. In these challenging times, this commitment is important. It is to be feared that the shift to the right in Europe and Trump as US President will have a negative impact on women's rights. It is becoming increasingly difficult to achieve change as political and financial challenges increase. This makes it all the more important for us, as a civil society, to stick together and stand in solidarity against adversity. Details Category: FEMNET-Nachrichten Published: 06 May 2025 Read more …
Ten Years of Todschick – the book on fashion and morality now available free of charge Ten years ago, Dr Gisela Burckhardt published ‘Deathly fashion and morality – why expensive does not mean equally fair’. The book exposes the widespread misconception that expensive brand fashion is automatically produced under fair conditions, and is therefore alarmingly up-to-date. Details Category: FEMNET-Nachrichten Published: 20 April 2025 Read more …
We call for an Equality Committee for Bonn ‘Men and women are equal.’ This is what Article 3 of the Basic Law states – and furthermore: ‘The state promotes the effective enforcement of equal rights for women and men and works towards the elimination of existing disadvantages.’ Is this the case in Germany? No. Gender equality remains a project and has not yet been achieved. Bonn is particularly behind. Details Category: FEMNET-Nachrichten Published: 04 April 2025 Read more …
Act now: Open Letter 'Protecting Democracy, Promoting the Common Good: Online platforms need control Together with more than 75 other organisations from civil society, associations, churches, trade unions and companies, FEMNET has signed an open letter addressed to the current party leaders of the CDU/CSU and SPD. The letter addresses the need to regulate online platforms more closely in order to protect democracy and the common good. Details Category: FEMNET-Nachrichten Published: 04 March 2025 Read more …
© Initiative Supply Chain Act FEMNET statement on the shift to the right in Germany Bonn. Friedrich Merz has torn down a firewall when, at the end of January, he brought about a majority in the Bundestag with the votes of the far-right AfD, instead of finding a response to the terrible murders together with the democratic parties. It's a dangerous caesura. What decisions will Merz decide as a possible chancellor together with the AfD? Right-wing extremism and anti-feminism are closely linked, according to scientific research. The AfD represents a reactionary image of women, and one of its leaders (Maximilian Krah) claims that ‘feminism is cancer’. Even though the AfD has Alice Weidel as its top candidate, the proportion of women in the AfD parliamentary group is just over 13 percent. The shift to the right strengthens the danger of sexism, racism, misogyny. Almost every day there is a femicide in Germany. Every day, more than 140 women and girls in Germany are victims of a sexual offense. Details Category: FEMNET-Nachrichten Published: 06 February 2025 Read more …
© Carolin Florett A glamorous evening in favor of FEMNET At the 7th the Charity Fashion Show Citizens of God, a network of women from Bonn – Bad Godesberg, was not all about the glamorous side of the fashion world. At the evening gala in the magnificent Villa Stella Rheni, the organizers brought a special concern to the guests in addition to local designer fashion: the educational work of FEMNET, which informs about the background of the glittering fashion facade. Enthusiasm for fashion does not exclude responsible consumption, the FEMNET colleagues were able to convey this convincingly. This confirms the pleasing donation amount that the evening achieved, as well as numerous discussions with interested guests. Details Category: FEMNET-Nachrichten Published: 19 November 2024 Read more …
© FEMNET Directional: The FEMNET General Assembly discusses work priorities and elects new women on the Executive Board The end of the early summer evening was well deserved – at the end of an intensive day, on which 37 participants had gathered in Bonn for the general assembly on 8 June 2024, the lively exchange, which had already begun in the morning, continued. Details Category: FEMNET-Nachrichten Published: 20 June 2024 Read more …
Equality Now - The world must become more feminine! International Women's Day calls for more speed in women's equality. A three-part FEMNET video series briefly explains what we achieve with feminist perspectives and our focus on feminist development cooperation. Details Category: FEMNET-Nachrichten Published: 08 March 2024 Read more …
Transitions and invisible: Equal Care Day draws attention to inequality in care work Unpaid care work, unequal pay, language abuses and experiences of violence must be overcome if we as a society want to live happier and more sustainable and better together. This is particularly true for women in economically disadvantaged countries. Details Category: FEMNET-Nachrichten Published: 27 February 2024 Read more …
© FEMNET CEO of FEMNET receives the commitment award of the BMZ On 13 September 2023, the Ministry of Development (BMZ) awards the Engagement Award for outstanding personal commitment in development cooperation for the fifth time. With the engagement award in the categories of young and long-standing commitment, the BMZ honours personalities who are particularly involved in the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda and the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. At a ceremony at the Ministry in Berlin, Development Minister Svenja Schulze honours five award winners, including FEMNET CEO Dr. Gisela Burckhardt. Details Category: FEMNET-Nachrichten Published: 14 September 2023 Read more …
