News: Easy language

The federal government has been elected.
The CDU, CSU and SPD have therefore concluded an agreement.
The contract is called the coalition agreement.

It says everything you want to do.

What they want to achieve for women.
This is what the German Women's Council has looked at.
The German Women's Council looks after women's rights in Germany.
It is an association.
All members look after women's rights.
Their tasks are described in plain language.

They have read the contract.
They have written down what is important for women.

The summarised version is not in plain language.

Queer is an English word.
It's pronounced like this: kwier.
There is a German word for it.
Queer means all people from the LGBTIQ* community.

Here you will find information on queer life.
This information will help you.

You learn about campaigns.
These campaigns strengthen the community.
You find training courses.
Training courses provide knowledge.
Training courses promote dialogue.
You find your connection.
You help to shape a diverse society.
This society lives openness and respect.

The Fachstelle Regenbogenfamilien NRW offers training courses.
The training courses are for many people.
For example, for professionals who work with families.
Also for youth welfare offices and local authorities.
Also for all-day facilities.
Also for midwives.
Also for gynaecologists.
Also for people working in breastfeeding counselling.

The flyer and website are barrier-free.

In the district of Warendorf there is the vielfälTIQ* project.
Charlotte Hund works there.
She organises events in the district of Warendorf.
In North Rhine-Westphalia there is also a state specialist centre.
It is called blick*
They also help with questions.
They also organise events.

Information on events can be found here.
For example, from the Equal Opportunities Officer at the Federal Employment Agency.

There are also equal opportunities officers at the employment agency.
They are called Equal Opportunities Officers.

There is an overview of this.
These offers are available in January 2026.
The overview is not in plain language.

Women's Swimming

The women's swimming programme is discontinued.

Only a few women came.
Then the costs are too high.

This has been decided by the company's own energy supply and baths department.
The Equal Opportunities Officer agrees.

Women in politics

Women should be involved in politics.
There are too few women at the moment.
That's not fair.

Women and men are equally important.
Both should be allowed to decide.

There are training courses for women.

There is a group of women in the district of Warendorf.
They meet regularly.
The group is called Kreis-Frauen-Forum.

Members are women's representatives, rural women, politicians, women from advice centres and women's shelters.
All work in the district of Warendorf.

There is an event every year.
It's always about women's issues.

Please note

There's a big meeting in the spring.
Anyone can come here.
It's about women.

The meeting will take place on 28 February 2026.
The meeting will take place in the "Alte Brennerei" in Ennigerloh.

More information will be available here soon.

Further education

Further education means:

You learn something new.
For example, for another profession.
Or about an interesting topic.

Grown-up people can do that too.

For example, at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
Or the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.

March is Women's Day.
It's celebrated all over the world.
It's always on 8 March.

Women fight for their rights.
Examples:
They want the same opportunities.
They want better protection from violence.
They want the same pay as men.

They have joined forces to achieve this.

We have the same goal in Beckum.
Women are interested in many topics.

That is why there has been a Beckum Women's Week every year since 2023.

The dates for 2026 are still being worked on.

That's why we got together.
We planned events together.

Every year, a calculation is made of how much pension women and men receive.
This follows a certain pattern.

Then everyone can see who gets more or less pension.

Unfortunately, women still get less pension.

The difference between the pensions of women and men is called the gender pension gap.
That's English.
It's called the gender pension gap.

This refers to the difference between the pensions of women and men.

The Federal Statistical Office has calculated how big the difference is.
The picture shows it clearly.

Once you calculate what a person gets for themselves alone.
That's the right comparison in the picture.
That's how much the person has paid into the pension through their work and is now receiving.

On the left you can see another comparison.
If you were married and a partner dies, you also get something from this pension.
So you get a pension for your own work and something from the work of the other person.