International Women's Day is aimed at combating the multiple discrimination and exploitation of women and girls all over the world. Every year, the Women's Service (MA 57) organizes events to mark the occasion.
Half of Viennese women between the ages of 15 and 64 have foreign citizenship or were born abroad. 46% of women working in health and social professions have a migrant background.
When we talk about democracy, many people first think of the right to vote. This is linked to Austrian citizenship and thus leads to a worrying democratic gap in a diverse and international metropolis like Vienna. Currently, 29% of Viennese employees and 68% of Viennese workers do not have Austrian citizenship and therefore do not have the right to vote.
Migration is feminine. Hardly any population group faces more problems than women with a migration background. This is particularly the case with family problems and violence in the family.
Hardly any other group is the focus of as much media and political attention as young Viennese with a migration background. Unemployment, crime, violence and extremism are issues that are repeatedly associated with young Viennese of foreign origin.