Equality in Austria: Experts demand determined measures!

Equality in Austria: Experts demand determined measures!

Current developments in women's policy in Austria are letting a bright light on the challenges that women in society are still concerned. As part of the upcoming state examination, a critical inventory of the women's policy measures is required. Theresa Hammer, the specialist managing director of the Klagsverband, said: "Austria has committed to the reduction of gender discrimination. As part of the upcoming state examination, we will show a critical and relentless need for women political action as a civil society." Their statement illustrates the serious concern to tackle existing equality deficits and to strengthen the rights of women, as reported in a current report by the Klagsverband.

claims to the government

The chairwoman of the Austrian women's ring, Klaudia Frieben, made it unequivocally clear that "real and proactive equality policy" was indispensable in order to counteract the accelerated step back in recent years. She calls for an independent Ministry of Women with an appropriate budget to institutionally anchor women's policy. Eva Burger from the Vienna Chamber of Labor supported this claim and pointed out the still existing wage inequality, in which two thirds of the Gender Pay Gaps could not be explained by structural disadvantages. "There cannot be equal rights without the same wages for the same work!", She demanded and advocated the comprehensive implementation of wage transparency.

At the same time, the Federal Government in Germany is planning to adopt the violent assistance law, which is intended to represent a well -expected answer to the increasing violence against women and girls. According to a report by the mirror could be this law a The important step to improve violence protection, which is also urgently necessary in Austria. The situation shows that abuse and violence against women are not a national problem, but a challenge for society as a whole.