Women: Easy language

There is an international agreement on women's rights.
The agreement is called the UN Women's Rights Convention.
The abbreviation UN stands for United Nations.

The Ab-Kommen is valid in 189 countries.
Also in Germany.

Disadvantages for women should be eliminated.
It is about women's rights such as

• Education
• Work
• Nationality
• Political participation
• Rights in marriage
• Rights in the family
• Women in rural areas

There is a brochure with more information.
The brochure is not barrier-free.

Jede Bundes-Regierung muss einen Bericht schreiben.
Im Bericht geht es um Fragen zur Gleich-Stellung von Frauen und Männern.

Der aktuelle Bericht ist auf der Seite Aktuelles zu lesen.

Hier geht es um den 3. Gleich-Stellungs-Bericht.
Im Bericht geht es um die Digitali-Sierung.
Der Bericht ist in Leichter Sprache.
Die Themen-Blätter sind in schwerer Sprache.

Jede Bundes-Regierung muss einen Bericht schreiben.
Im Bericht geht es um Fragen zur Gleich-Stellung von Frauen und Männern.

Der aktuelle Bericht ist auf der Seite Aktuelles zu lesen.

Hier geht es um den 2. Gleich-Stellungs-Bericht.
Im Bericht geht es um die Arbeiten und Sorge-Arbeit.
Der Bericht ist in Leichter Sprache.

Die Themen-Blätter sind in schwerer Sprache.

Jede Bundes-Regierung muss einen Bericht schreiben.
Im Bericht geht es um Fragen zur Gleich-Stellung von Frauen und Männern.

Der aktuelle Bericht ist auf der Seite Aktuelles zu lesen.

Hier geht es um den 1. Gleich-Stellungs-Bericht.
Im Bericht geht es um neue Wege und gleiche Chancen für Frauen und Männer im Lebens-Lauf.
Der Bericht ist in schwerer Sprache.
Die Themen-Blätter gibt nicht.

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.

Many women experience problems in politics.
For example, sexism.
That means:
Women are treated badly because they are women.
That's wrong.

Women should learn and become stronger.
There are courses for women.
They learn politics and self-confidence there.

We want more women in politics.
In cities and municipalities.

More women in politics is good for everyone.

Offers for women and politics can be found under News.

Women's Counselling Centre Beckum

The counselling centre helps in many situations.

Information in plain language is available on the website.

Child sexual abuse

Every person has limits.
These must be respected.

People also have boundaries when it comes to sex.

These boundaries must not be violated.

Children, young people and adults can experience sexual violence.

Women and girls experience this more often.

Sexual violence, for example, is:

• to be touched

• being forced to have sex
• have to watch others have sex

That is bad for the person.

Sexual assault and sexual violence are forbidden!

You know a child who is affected.

You want help or you want to help the child.

Then you can get help at N.I.N.A. e.V.

A call costs nothing.
The number is 08 00 22 55 53 0.

They do not have to say their name.

The website is not in plain language.

Help hotline for violence

You can always call here if you need help.

The help is available in plain language and in sign language.

The counsellors speak many languages.

The telephone number is 08 00 0 11 60 16

Feminist Law Clinic ist englisch.
Das wird so ausgesprochen: fem-in-ist loh Kli-nik.

Es ist ein ehren-amtliches Angebot für Frauen und queere Menschen.
Die Be-ratung soll bei recht-liche Entscheidungen helfen.
Zum Beispiel, wenn der Vater kein Geld zahlt.
Oder, ob eine Anzeige gemacht werden sollte.

Sie helfen auch bei der Suche nach anderen Hilfs-möglichkeiten und Rechts-anwältinnen.

Das Angebot kostet nichts.
Der Kontakt geht über E-mail an beratung@feministlawclinic.de.
Es gibt aber auch offene Sprech-stunden.

Die Internet-Seite ist nicht barrierefrei.

Help hotline for pregnant women

You are pregnant and have questions or fear.

Then you can call the help line.
Here you will be helped.

The telephone number is 08 00 40 40 02 0.
The call is free of charge.

Being pregnant without alcohol and cigarettes

You are pregnant.
Smoking and alcohol are bad for the baby.

You want to stop smoking.
You also want to stop drinking alcohol.

It can be hard.
It gets easier with help.

The website is called IRIS.
The website is in difficult language.

Help in the event of death

Someone killed himself.
That hurts.
That makes you sad.

Children and young people from 12 to 25 can get help.

The Leucht-turm on project can help.
The website is in difficult language.

Family

Families can get a lot of help.
Help and money can be applied for.

That's not so easy.
The family guidebook can help.

Women and money

Women and money is an important topic.
For example:

• Women sometimes get less money for their work
• Women have children and work less

Women have to care about money!

Otherwise they are threatened with old-age poverty.
If you are old-age poor,
you can't pay for everything.

You don't have enough money to pay for everything.
For example:

• Rent for the flat

• Food

• Dresses

• Medicines

People who are poor in old age often have to continue working.
Or they need money from the state.
Because they have too little money to live on

Pension gap

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.

Women and work

Men and women should have the same opportunities.

Women often take on more care work and child rearing than men.
They don't get paid for this.
Men want to help more with care and child rearing.
A lot still needs to be done so that women and men have equal opportunities.

The website of the FederalMinistryfor FamilyAffairs, Senior Citizens, Womenand Youth( BMFSFJ ) has taken a look at this.

Die Bundes-Agentur für Arbeit bietet Veranstaltungen an.
Diese werden oft von der Beauf-Tragten für Chancen-Gleich-Heit angeboten.
Die Themen sind zum Beispiel Bewerbungen, Wieder-Einstieg und andere.
Es gibt eine Über-Sicht der Veranstaltungen.
Die Seite ist nicht barrierefrei.

Auf dieser Seite gibt es die Angebote auch unter Aktuelles.

What is maternity protection?

Maternity protection is the time during which women do not have to work before and after giving birth.

If the pregnancy ends too early and the baby dies, you now also get maternity protection.
This applies from 1 June 2025.
The break varies in length.

If a mother loses her baby at:
13th week: 2 week break
17th week: 6 week break
20th week: 8 week break

Sometimes a woman is not allowed to work afterwards.
Then the state pays the money for this time.
This means the company gets the money back from the state.

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation has a women's section.
It's called the Women's College.

The women consider further education programmes.
This is called "Women shape the future"

The programme is not barrier-free.