International Day against Violence against Women

As early as 1999, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution designating November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, also known as the "International Day against Violence against Women". At that time, the General Assembly expressed "concern that women do not enjoy the full enjoyment of their human rights and fundamental freedoms, and concern at the continuing failure to protect and promote those rights and freedoms in cases of violence against women".

In 2022, the International Day of Remembrance will continue to draw public attention to violence against women, as the situation for women remains dramatic:

The BMFSFJ reports for Germany: "In Germany, every third woman is a victim of physical and/or sexual violence at least once in her life; about every fourth woman is a victim of physical or sexual violence at least once by her current or by her former partner."

The World Health Organisation (WHO) kcomes to a similar conclusion in a study for the world population: one in three women - about 736 million women worldwide - experience violence by a partner or sexual assault outside the relationship at some point in their lives. The vast majority, 641 million women, experience violence in marriage or partnership.

Gender equality work is a building block in the effort to enable as many women as possible to lead a life free of violence. Even if in Germany the focus is generally on measures to promote careers and improve the gender pay gap or pension gap, etc., the commitment to equality at university and in society does even more: attacks on women would decrease if there were more equality, more educational opportunities, and secure jobs, according to the WHO. The authorities must also ensure that discriminatory prejudices based on gender stereotypes are eliminated. (See study above).

Action Month: Würzburg says NO to Violence against Women

Würzburg joins this call and says NO to violence against women. With this slogan, we want to send a strong signal against violence, especially domestic violence.

To this end, there will again be events around the International Day against Violence against Women this year.

JMU also made a strong stand on OrangeDay! Pictured are (from left to right): Pia May (student spokesperson and spokeswomen's council), Esther Knemeyer (press spokesperson), Anja Schlömerkemper (vice president), Brigitte Burrichter (university women's representative (UFB) ), Elena Stenglin (head of family services), Selina Mutzbauer (student spokesperson and spokeswomen's council).

Bild: Robert Emmerich / Universität Würzburg

Events

24.11.2022, 16:00 - 19:00 Reading from "Lucy's Diamonds" and film documentary: "The Soul is Burning - Approaching a Multiple Personality", with Liz Wieskerstrauch
„BOX“ auf dem Bürgerbräu, Frankfurter Straße 87, 97082 Würzburg
Participation is free of charge.
Organiser: Wildwasser Würzburg
Registration at janika.schmidt@wildwasserwuerzburg.de

24.11.2022, 18:30 Film "The Diver"
at Kino Central, Bürgerbräugelände, Frankfurter Straße 87, 97082 Würzburg
Participation is free of charge.
Organiser: Working Group of Würzburg Women and Women's Organisations (AWF)

25.11.2022, 10:00 a.m. Raising of the flag of the University of Würzburg "Würzburg says NO to violence against women" and commemoration of the International Day against Violence against Women at Sanderring
Vice President for Equal Opportunities, Career Planning, and Sustainability, Prof. Dr. Anja Schlömerkemper
University Women's Representative (UFB) Prof. Dr. Brigitte Burrichter
Head of the Press Office Dr. Esther Knemeyer-Pereiram
Neue Universität, Sanderring 2, 97070 Würzburg
Organiser: Press Office of the University of Würzburg

25.11.2022, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Lecture "Protection and Help in Cases of Domestic Violence"-information event for administrative staff
Online via Zoom.
Participation is free of charge.
Organiser: Inter-communal Round Table on Domestic Violence in Region 2.
Registration by 21.11.2022 at: VeranstaltungGleichstellung@stadt.wuerzburg.de

25.11.2022, 13:00 Line up! Raising of the flag "Würzburg says NO to violence against women" and commemoration of the International Day against Violence against Women
Mayor Christian Schuchardt
City Hall courtyard, Würzburg
Organisers: Working Group of Würzburg Women and Women's Organisations, Equality Office for Women and Men of the City of Würzburg

25.11.2022, 5:30 - 6:30 pm Get in line! Human chain "Würzburg says NO to violence against women"
Domstraße, Würzburg
Organisers: Würzburg Alliance for the International Day against Violence against Women

28.11.2022, 7:00 p.m. Topic evening "Domestic violence - let's talk about it"
Felix-Fechenbach-Haus, Gutenbergstrasse 11, 97080 Würzburg
Participation is free of charge. Donations for our projects are welcome.
Organisers: Zonta Club Würzburg Electra, Wildwasser Würzburg e.V.
Registration by 11.11.2022 at: info@zonta-electra.de

30.11.2022, 09:30 - 16:00 Specialist day "Female genital circumcision, knowledge - addressing - acting, sensitisation and networking for professionals"
Generationen Zentrum Matthias Ehrenfried e.V., Bahnhofstr. 4, 97070 Würzburg
Participation is free of charge.
Organisers: IN VIA Bayern e.V., Würzburg FGM Alliance.

All Events at a Glance

Other Events (outside Würzburg)

The TU Dresden, with which the University of Würzburg cooperates in the Cluster of Excellence CT.QMAT, among other things on the topic of compatibility in the programme WÜkit: keep in touch, also wants to use the International Day against Violence against Women to draw attention to this topic with various events in November. The events are free of charge for participants. Many events will take place online.

Further information on the programme can be found on the TU Dresden Website.

Information & Contact Points

Violence against women helpline
Telephone: 08000-116 016
official website

Women's emergency hotline at Wildwasser Würzburg e.V.
Telephone: 0931 - 13287
official website

Women's shelter at Arbeiterwohlfahrt, Bezirksverband Unterfranken e.V.
Telephone: 0931 - 619810
official website

Women's shelter at the SkF - Sozialdienst katholischer Frauen e.V. Würzburg
Telephone: 0931 -4500777
official website

Breaking the Silence

The Office of the University Women's Representative (UFB) is also a contact point for sexual harassment in the area of studying and teaching. We have listed further information and contact points on our info page. Please also make use of these services outside of the month of action on violence against women if you or your environment are affected.

Contact Points for Violence gainst Men

Help hotline for violence against men
Telephone: 0800 – 1239900
official website

Counselling Centre for Domestic Violence against Men, ISKA Nürnberg
Telephone: 0911 – 27299820
official website
with counselling sevices in Würzburg

Home for men affected by domestic and sexual violence, Caritas Nürnberg
Telephone: 0911 - 2354235
official website