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.
To mark the International Day against Racism, the Department of Integration and Diversity is organizing a symposium in cooperation with the ZARA association and the Vienna Ombuds Office for Children and Youths.
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.
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. In wholesale and retail, more than half of the employees in these sectors are women.
Only a flexible and inclusive citizenship law can meet the requirements of modern societies. However, Austria is a long way from achieving this: in an international comparison, only two countries are more restrictive than Austria: Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. This article discusses the challenges and reforms in Vienna.
On November 26, 2024, AK Vienna hosted a ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of Austria’s first major recruitment agreement for foreign workers.
The following recommendations emerged as the most urgent issues to support the long-term integration of Ukrainian displaced persons in Austria.
The Political Participation Policy Index 2024, a comparative assessment of policies to support the participation of new Europeans in the EU, is an initiative of the Migration Policy Group’s (MPG) New Europeans Initiative, which aims to assess and compare the inclusiveness of political participation policies in the 27 EU member states.
Thursday, November 14, 2024, from 18:00 to 20:00
Venue: Hoher Markt 8/ 4/ 2nd floor, 1010 Vienna
Thursday, October 17, 2024, from 18:00 to 20:00
Venue: Hoher Markt 8/ 4/ 2nd floor, 1010 Vienna