special interest group senior expert members (SEM) 2012-02-12 MinutesThese are Waltraud Dehning van Lammeren, Juliane Pochowski, Brigitte Speidel-Frey, Claudia Ubrig, Ulrike Wahl, Marie-Therese Claes, Cornelia Creischer, Christiane Eckhard
Brasil: Power to MariaSao Paulo: The Brasilian President Dilma Rousseff welcomes the next powerwomen in Brasil: Maria das Gracas Foster, she will manage the energy company Petrobras. see article
New Goal for Women? Rising Above Having It AllArticle New York Times: New Goal for Women? Rising Above Having it all
http://borderless.net/content/new-goal-women-rising-above-having-it-all
Miss Representation VideoDear EWMD Ladies,
The documentary Miss Representation, by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, and aired on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.
The film explores how the media’s misrepresentations of women have led to the underrepresentation of women in positions of power and influence.
Watch the 8 minute trailer and spread the word:
http://vimeo.com/28066212
Watchgroup gegen sexistische Werbung in Salzburg gegründetLiebe EWMD-Frauen,
morgen Freitag, 3. Februar 2012, wird um 10 Uhr im Rahmen einer Pressekonferenz die Neugründung der "Salzburger Watchgroup gegen sexistische Werbung" präsentiert.
Ihre Ziele sind:
* Salzburgs Werbelandschaft wird frei von Sexismus
* Bewusstsein schaffen für sensiblen Umgang mit Bildern und Sprache
* Ein Umdenken einleiten - es geht auch anders!
* Ein bundesgesetzliches Verbot von sexistischer Werbung
Newsletter January EWMD InternationalRead the January edition of the EWMD international newsletter featuring news on the international conference 2012 - which will take place in Mayrhofen, Tyrol from 9 to 10 November 2012 with the conference topic: " Making social innovation happen". Please send your topics, suggestions for potential speakers to the Austrian orga team.
Recent study by Ernst & Young Germany shows success of mixed-gender groupsResearch in the USA has shown that mixed-gender groups are more successful and that it’s the mix that’s more important than how intelligent the group members are. Not only that, the more women in the team, the better it is.
Statement zum Thema Geschlechterquoteein Statement von Maxi Zöllner (mit ihrer Erlaubnis) , ich hätts nicht besser formulieren können!
Liebe Ladies,
eine Anmerkung liegt mir am Herzen, die alle betrifft, die sich für die Quote interessieren und engagieren:
EWMD International Conference 2012Save The Date: This year's International Conference will take place from 9 to 10 November 2012 in Mayrhofen in the famous Austrian Zillertal valley in Tyrol and followed by the AGM on 11 November.
