Street action of the SPÖ women: support for women’s rights – true equality is still waiting for implementation

Much, much reached and wage transparency act; no legal claim on the father’s month; more money for protection against Violence; a Europe of the people, instead of corporations

Vienna (OTS/SK) – Under the Motto „Together for women’s rights“ invited the SPÖ Federal women and the Vienna SPÖ women’s street action on the space for human rights in Vienna. With SPÖ Federal women’s Chairman Gabriele Heinisch-Hosek, SPÖ delegation leader in the European Parliament and candidate for the European elections, Evelyn Regner, SPÖ science spokeswoman Andrea Kuntzl, SPÖ Federal women’s Executive Director, Andrea Brunner, the Deputy Viennese woman Chairman Sandra Frauenberger, and the Vienna women’s Secretary, Nicole Berger-Krotsch. „We have already achieved a lot and much in front. Because real equality is still waiting for implementation,“ said Heinisch-Hosek. The SPÖ-women’s made with a traveling exhibition on the history of the social democratic women’s movement, and quotes from great Women politicians to Tear down and Take away the attention.

In memory of the achievements of the women’s movement, Hosek said Heinisch -: „If we take a look at the history, we see the incredible progress made by our predecessors for us.“ The SPÖ Federal Chairman mentioned about the time limit, the equality of man and woman in family law, the improvements in the labour law, the protection from violence act.

„But equality of opportunity is not how to Overcome the distance from point A to point B on a highway: you have arrived in B, is over and done with. In the women’s policy it is necessary to develop the achievements, you according to the current needs of the women to adapt and, above all, again and again for you to fight“, said Heinisch-Hosek and continued: „those Who believe, the wife of the political achievements are set in stone, is subject to a dangerous error.“

To recognize this is quite clear if you look beyond our borders. Evelyn Regner stressed that: „In some European countries such as Poland or Hungary, women’s rights are in danger again. It is our duty to defend the rights that we owe thanks to many courageous women, from day to day.“ Conservative is trying to shake the termination of pregnancy. In Austria, it is now so far that the black-blue government wants to make this hard-fought right in question. Andrea Brunner said: „we will not allow it. We will work on national and EU level to ensure that the right to self-determination of women is assured in your own body!“ „The female right to self-determination is part of a self-determined and independent woman’s life and should never again be put in question,“ stresses Nicole Berger-Krotsch.

Photos of the action: [https://tinyurl.com/yydzxk8l] (https://tinyurl.com/yydzxk8l)

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