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8 March is International Women's Day. The achievements in terms of equality are celebrated worldwide. But it is also a day to take a critical look at the areas where equality has not yet been achieved. In other words, the construction sites that will still make it impossible for women to act and live as equals in 2024.

The 1st Beckum Women's Week starts in Beckum in 2024. For one week, there will be various events and offers around 8 March.

In 2024, the programmes will cover topics such as women with disabilities, female financing, LGBTIQ*, women in local politics, violence and health.

The flyer will give you an overview with brief details of the contents.

Flyer in easy language

Women's swimming

The Equal Opportunities Officer and the city of Beckum's own energy supply and swimming pool company are planning the women's swimming programme.

Please note:

• Swimwear (swimming costumes, full-body swimming costumes, bikinis, tankinis or burkinis) must be worn
• Shower before swimming
• Non-swimmers remain in the non-swimmers' area
   

Who can swim with you?

The offer is only for girls and women.
Boys and men are not admitted.

Staff

Swimming is supervised by female staff.

Highlights

Aquapower is offered.

Costs

The regular admission prices apply.

Notes on accessibility

There are disabled parking spaces, an enlarged changing room, a shower chair and a hoist.

Care work and now?

Caring work is not only carried out professionally, but is also an integral part of many families. Corona has clearly demonstrated to society how important this work is. There is also a consensus that gossiping does not help anyone in this field of work - professional or voluntary - or those affected.

Care work is also closely scrutinised by equal opportunities officers. After all, it is predominantly women who work in these areas. The Federal Working Group of Municipal Women's and Equal Opportunities Officers is also a member of the Care Work Alliance.

On 16 March, the 1st Parliamentary Breakfast of the "Care Work Alliance" took place in Berlin, of which the BAG is also a member.

Representatives from the alliance, politics and administration discussed how the #caregap can be closed at three themed tables

Here is an overview of the Alliance's demands at the themed tables:

1) Increase the number of parental allowance months that cannot be transferred to the other parent to at least four months per parent.

2) Abolition of income tax class V and introduction of individual taxation with a transferable basic tax-free allowance in order to encourage women in a marriage to work in order to secure their livelihood.

3 ) Introduction of a wage replacement benefit for care phases. This is intended to secure the livelihood of working family carers and also act as an incentive for men to become more involved in caring for relatives.

Care in figures

The following figures on care were recently published in GIP 3/2023.

In January 2023, Chairwoman Edeltraut Hütte-Schmitz of the Federal Association of Family Carers "wir pflegen e.V." gave the following figures

Family carers provided 7.2 billion hours of care in 2019. This means a reduction of 90 billion euros in the burden on the healthcare system and at the same time compensation for the care shortage in inpatient facilities.

Care services are predominantly provided by women. In order to be able to do this, their own paid employment must be reduced. This means working part-time for years, if not giving up work completely.

As a result, little or nothing is paid into their own pension scheme, which can lead to poverty in old age.

Further education programme of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation is once again offering a wide range of programmes for women this year.

The programme is varied and is aimed at interested women. You can download the programme as a pdf from the website.

Further education programme of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung has many interesting programmes in its further education and training portfolio, both in general and for women.

You can find out exactly what is on offer on the foundation's website.