Demokratie braucht Demokratinnen - weltweit! Was setzen wir dem Erstarken des globalen Antifeminismus entgegen?

In the organizer's words:

Courageous women are standing up for this worldwide: Only with gender equality can there be true democracies! Social equality for women and girls can only be achieved through strong alliances.

Currently, however, what has been achieved is being called into question in many places. A radical right is achieving considerable success in elections and forging an anti-feminist alliance. Anti-feminism is currently managing to penetrate broad sections and strata of our societies and exploit insecurities and fears for its own ends.

Therefore: stay uncomfortable, get loud, show solidarity. Saving democracy means defending gender equality!

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung has been committed to this for a century. On the occasion of our 100th anniversary and International Women's Day, we cordially invite you to our celebratory event "Democracy needs women democrats - worldwide! What can we do to counter the rise of global anti-feminism?"

Together with prominent guests from Germany and abroad, we want to celebrate the achievements for gender equality, feminism and democracy and at the same time take a clear stand against anti-feminism. We want to talk about how we can support each other - locally, nationally and across borders. Looking forward to International Women's Day 2025, we want to remind all democrats: We are many! Worldwide!

Registration is requested!

Program

From 17:00 Admission - visit to the digital exhibition "Feminist Timeline"

18:00 Welcome:

* Sabine Fandrych, Managing Director of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

18:15 Musical warm-up

18:30 International panel on the topic:

Democracy needs women democrats! What can we do to counter the rise of anti-feminism?

* Agnieszka Ewa Dziemianowicz-Bąk, Minister for Family, Labor and Social Affairs, Poland (requested)

* Aylin Nazlıaka, Deputy Chairperson of the CHP, Shadow Minister for Family and Social Affairs, Turkey

* Serpil Midyatli, Deputy Chairwoman of the SPD, Chairwoman of the SPD Schleswig-Holstein

* Andrea Pető, Professor of Gender Studies, Central European University, Vienna

* Cécile Calla, journalist, France/Germany

Moderation: Stefanie Elies, Gender Coordinator of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

19:30 Spoken Word: Isa Bögershausen (Poetry Slammer, Hamburg)

19:40 Fishbowl on the topic:

We are many! on site! Alliances for equality as a bulwark against anti-feminism

* Annkathrin Behr, Member of the Hamburg Parliament/Co-Chair of SPDqueer Hamburg

* Tanja Chawla, Chairwoman of DGB Hamburg

* Stevie Schmiedel, author, gender researcher, founder of Pinkstinks Germany

* Nina Petri, actress

Moderation: Stine Klapper, Head of Regional Office for Bremen, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

20:30 Musical finale

Followed by a reception

Leading through the evening: Ursula Bitzegeio (Consultant for Gender Equality and Gender) & Christine Strotmann (Consultant of the Regional Office for Bremen, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein), Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung