Fighting for women: solidarity against patriarchal structures in Austria!

Fighting for women: solidarity against patriarchal structures in Austria!

Hauptplatz, Österreich - On March 9, 2025, numerous activists gathered in Austria to demonstrate for women's rights. A midwife and an assistant doctor for gynecology and obstetrics spoke in favor of safe access to abortions and reproductive self -determination. In Austria, abortions are punishable -free, but largely unregulated and therefore difficult to access, such as orf.at reported . The rally also included demands against structural violence and the patriarchy, which was supported by a speech of "Defend Kurdistan" that pointed out the need for a free life for women. The approximately 1,500 participants, including many young women, expressed their anger and fears about the social changes and demanded an end to gender -specific violence.

structural violence against women

The visibility and prevalence of structural violence against women was not only discussed by the demonstration, but also in a current discussion about literary works and their historical contexts. The Norwegian sociologist Johan Galtung explained the concept of structural violence, which describes, how violence is embedded in social structures, but does not always show himself in direct confrontation. This form of violence is still deep into the public, as is reflected in various social norms and culture, for example in the media, literature or in everyday language, such as Literarische-fänkenexperimente.de reported .

Such patterns in classic and modern stories become particularly concise. Works such as the "Nibelungenlied" and Jane Austen show "persuasion" how women in patriarchal societies are objectified and circumcised in their identity, which is still reverberating in pop culture. Even with modern phenomena such as "Mansplaining", where men explain women condescendingly, it can be seen how deep these structures are rooted in our social structure.