Women fight for real equality: Act instead of words!

Women fight for real equality: Act instead of words!

On the occasion of International Women's Day on March 8, Rosa Ecker, women's politician of the FPÖ and federal chairwoman of the Initiative Freedom Women initiative, made clear demands on the federal government. She criticized the fact that the measures promised in the government program of the traffic light coalition of ÖVP, SPÖ and NEOS are not sufficient to support women in Austria. According to Ecker, gender equality continues to be on the brink, since women earn 19 percent less than men for the same work. She particularly pointed out that the program does not contain any concrete steps to combat this income scissors, such as "https://www.oe24.at/oesterreich/politik/das-ist-das-mamlungungsprogramm/625191283"> Oe24 reported .

Ecker complained that the new government parties only make vague declarations of intent in essential areas such as violence, poverty in old age and family policy measures, but do not follow effective acts. She emphasized: "Women don't need ideological discussions, they need support!" In particular, she criticized the introduction of grandparents' leave, which in her view does not offer any real freedom of choice and discriminates against mothers. For real progress, concrete measures to improve the living conditions of women would have to be implemented, be it through a fair payment or by strengthening violence protection, says Ecker.

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The prospect of reforms contain numerous political issues, from asylum law to social measures, but remains unclear how they will actually tackle the challenges of women in everyday life. Ecker emphasizes that women may not be fed up with empty promises, but need concrete support in their reality - be it in combating poverty in old age or creating effective protection of violence. The coming months show whether the government is able to meet the high expectations and implement effective measures.