Women in change: what the Weimar Republic meant for the sexes

Women in change: what the Weimar Republic meant for the sexes

Salzburg, Österreich - On March 8, 2025, international women's day is celebrated, and the discussion about women's rights is also becoming increasingly important in Salzburg. According to Orf Salzburg reports the women's representative Alexandra Schmidt about considerable progress in violence. Particularly noteworthy is the introduction of mandatory advice for violent and away men in autumn 2023. This measure is intended to help break through the spiral of violence and emphasize the need for perpetrator work.

In addition to the improvements in violence protection, progress in criminal law has also been achieved that affect sexual attacks on women. Schmidt is positive about the fact that the support options for women are continuously expanded, which is important for future changes in the freedom of women. This is supplemented by an analysis by the Weimar Republic, which shows that women were first politically heard by the introduction of the right to vote in 1918, as