Power, Peace, Poetry:

Women’s perspectives on society’s divisions

The project, coordinated by our partner Institut für interkulturelle politische Bildung e.V. from Germany, has taken place thanks to the work of the team made of women from 6 different european countries.

 

 

Women’s equality in all areas of society, politics and the economy has been an issue for centuries. Corresponding successes such as the right to vote, the freedom to go to work independently of male permissions and much more have contributed to the democratisation of societies as a whole. However, in times of great tranformations and crisis – unemployment, social inequality, society’s divisions, climate change, challenges posed by digitalisation, among others – interpretations of societal conflicts that go hand in hand with the devaluation of certain groups are on the rise. Also « gender issues » and its legitimacy is doubted. At the same time, the gender pay gap is still large and domestic violence, sexual exploitation, discrimination in the labour market and the underrepresentation of women in leadership positions persist. Society’s potentials lay down instead of being brought into life.

 

How do women themselves perceive these developments? How do they see their situation in different countries in Europe? What would they like to change? How can they make their perspectives visible?

 

This is the subject of the two-year project « Power, Peace, Poetry. Women’s Perspectives on Society’s Divisions » with colleagues in Estonia, France, Ireland and Poland. The aim is to encourage adult educators to include questions on gender democracy in their programmes and to receive and pass on methodological suggestions. In addition, interested people from the participating organisations will have the opportunity to take part in the exchange and meet online as well as during a five-day workshop.

 

 

Within the frame of the project, local activities has also been conducted : creative and craft workshops, group discussions, debates, video screening, reflection workshops. 

 

Partner organisations

Institut für interkulturelle politische Bildung e.V., Berlin, Germany

Stowarzyszenie Biuro Obsługi Ruchu Inicjatyw Społecznych BORIS, Warsaw, Poland

OÜ Innowise, Tallinn, Estonia

Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board, Naas, Irland

TO THE FUTURE, Wroclaw, Poland