German Association of Women Academics
| German Association of Women Academics (DAB) |
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| purpose | Promotion of women and their equality in family, work and politics |
| Chair: | Manuela Queitsch |
| Establishment date: | 1926 |
| Seat : | Berlin |
| Website: | www.dab-ev.org |
The German Association of Women Academics e. V. (DAB) was founded in 1926, making it one of the oldest women's associations in Germany.
goals and tasks
The association has set itself the goal of promoting women and their equality in family, work and politics. It specifically supports young academics and advocates the motivation of girls for so-called MINT professions (from the fields of mathematics, computer science, natural science and technology). a. It offers mentoring for female students and young professionals and supports female academics in the family phase. It offers female academics in the post-professional phase a platform for social engagement. He is also committed to family-friendly working conditions and equal money for equal work.
History of origin
From left to right: Johanna Philippson, Anna Schönborn , Marie-Elisabeth Lüders , in front of her Erna Corte , Ilse Szagunn, Ms. Simeon, Gabriele Humbert and Margarete Berent
The German Association of Women Academics was founded on May 11, 1926 at the suggestion of Marie-Elisabeth Lüders in the German Lyceum Club in Berlin with the aim of “ promoting the German academics to ensure the influence and validity of academically educated women in German cultural life, as well as intellectual and economic support and to join forces to represent their professional interests ”. In addition to Marie-Elisabeth Lüders u. a. Agnes von Zahn-Harnack , Ilse Szagunn , Anna Schönborn and Margarete von Wrangell . The DAB took not only the academically trained chemist and engineer as an individual member, but rather consisted of existing academic women's associations, among them were influential academic professional associations, such as the German philologist Enver band , that he League of German doctors , that he German Women Lawyers Association , d he university lecturers federation , that he Federation of students associations and the Association of National economists of Germany 1927, the DAB had 3,815 members. Local groups had formed in various cities in Germany.
In the year it was founded, DAB became a member of the International Federation of University Women (IFUW) and has always oriented its cooperation with women's associations in other countries on an international level. The members of the DAB worked in international committees of the IFUW. Between 1929 and 1930, women scientists from India, Argentina, England, Poland, Sweden, Austria and Switzerland were received in Germany. Lise Meitner represented DAB at an IFUW conference in Edinburgh. The DAB supported the international scientific exchange of female and male students. With the support of other women's associations and the Berlin State Library, the DAB initiated the first academic bibliography on women's research . With the title The women's question in Germany. Currents and countercurrents 1790 - 1930 the first edition of the historical source study on the women's movement and gender issues appeared (1934). In June 1932 the DAB was represented in the disarmament committee of the international women's organizations by Marie-Elisabeth Lüders. This year, the DAB, together with other women's associations, protested against the NSDAP's misogynistic policies. Petitions against the dismissal of civil servants and the double-income campaign were submitted to the Reich government and parliament, and on February 23, 1933, protests were made against Gertrud Bäumer's dismissal from the Reich Ministry of the Interior. The National Socialists appropriated the position of women for their ideological purposes in public and private life. In March 1933, the DAB did not take part in the exhibition Die Frau in Berlin , which was initiated under National Socialist influence . The time of National Socialism severely impeded the work of the federal government. In 1933 a law was passed that limited the proportion of female students to ten percent. The board of the DAB was brought into line and newly elected. Marie-Elisabeth Lüders and Agnes von Zahn-Harnack resigned from their chairmanship. On May 30, 1933, the new chairwoman, Johanna Willich, was removed from office by the Reichsfrauenführer Gertrud Scholtz-Klink . On October 6, 1933, the board of directors ordered the expulsion of all Jewish members. In 1934 all board members of the DAB were dismissed. The association was now called the Reichsbund deutscher Akademikerinnen (RDA). In 1935 the RDA was subordinated to the Deutsches Frauenwerk . The membership had dropped to 400.
Lüders had initially kept their offices in the IFUW and hoped to influence their association with international help. That didn't work out in the end. In 1936 the DAB / RDA left the IFUW.
In 1949, the DAB was re-established at the instigation of Marie-Elisabeth Lüders and Agnes von Zahn-Harnack . Emmy Beckmann became the chairman . In 1959 the second edition of the bibliography was published with the title Die Frauenfrage in Deutschland , which covered the period 1931 to 1955. In 1963, the DAB set up special advice centers for female students at some universities. In 1968 he hosted the conference of the International Federation of University Women in Karlsruhe , followed by a colloquium of the University Women of Europe in Ludwigshafen am Rhein in 1978 .
Younger past and present
In 1981 DAB was a co-initiator of the University Women of Europe . The UWE is a network of female academics' associations from 20 European countries. She cooperates with the Council of Europe and the European Women's Lobby on all issues that have an impact on the lives of women in the European community.
In 1984 the DAB spoke out in favor of introducing a quota for women for professorships and teaching positions at universities. Since 1985 the DAB has published its own magazine with the title KONSENS . This appears at least once a year and provides information not only about the work of the association, its goals and successes, but also about opportunities for women and networking opportunities. The DAB is also active in the German Women's Council and maintains contacts with other women's associations.
In 1991 DAB was a founding member of the German Committee within the United Nations Development Fund for Women . Within the UN , UNIFEM ensured that all projects were also evaluated from a gender perspective. In January 2011, UNIFEM merged into the newly founded body UN Women , of which DAB is still a member.
The "Think Tank Duderstadt", a working group organized by DAB members, has met once a year since 2004. Sociopolitical questions, which are mostly related to the phenomenon of globalization, are critically discussed. In 2003 the DAB organized a congress on demographic change in Hanover with the title “The pyramid is upside down - new perspectives on aging”. Among the speakers were u. a. Ursula Lehr and Barbara Riedmüller.
The DAB has been awarding the Sophie La Roche Prize since 2010. Sophie von La Roche (1730–1807) is one of the best-known intellectuals in Germany, who achieved international fame with her novel “The Story of Fraulein von Sternheim” (1771). She pursued the goal of giving women an education that is not only geared towards the good and the beautiful, but should include world experience and reason and should be addressed to the simplest girls in the population. The award is a reminder that 200 years ago women viewed intellectual independence and professional training as pillars of a successful woman's life and committed themselves to improving the situation of women. The award is aimed at women who distinguish themselves because of their achievements and their personal commitment to women.
Since 2010 the association has also been a member of the European Movement Network .
On November 10, 2011, DAB member Muthgard Hinkelmann-Toewe was awarded the golden dove of peace by the artist Richard Hillinger by the German Association of Women Academics . Hinkelmann-Toewe was honored for her commitment and her work for the human dignity of women, which she has achieved, especially in Kenya, with the Fulda-Mosocho project. The idea for the 30 doves of peace was born under the patronage of former Federal President Roman Herzog on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the declaration of human rights by the United Nations . Since then, the life-size doves of peace have been traveling around the world.
Today the DAB is organized in over 20 regional and local groups. The federal office has been in Berlin since 2006.
Working groups
In addition to networking in regional and local groups, women academics are involved in working groups and thus exert influence on issues relating to women's politics within society.
First speaker: Ira Lemm
First speaker: Erdmute Geitner
Speakers: Annette Dunin von Przychowski, Anne Lewerenz and Antonie Marqwardt
- Education working group
- Duderstadt think tank working group (currently not active)
Chairperson
- Agnes von Zahn-Harnack 1926–1930
- Marie-Elisabeth Lüders 1930–1933
- Emmy Beckmann 1949-1953
- Auguste Hoffmann 1953–1956
- Johanna Lürssen 1956–1958
- Marga Anders 1958–1964
- Erna Scheffler 1964–1970
- Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt 1970–1974
- Gisela Kessel 1974–1976
- Dorothea Frandsen 1976–1982
- Ursula Huffmann 1982–1988
- Luise Joppe 1988-1994
- Monika Schmitz 1994-2000
- Dagmar Pohl-Laukamp 2000-2006
- Elisabeth de Sotelo 2006–2012
- Sibylle Laurischk 2012-2013
- Patricia Aden 2013-2019
- Manuela Queitsch 2019–
Known members
- Emmy Beckmann , educator and politician (1880–1967)
- Marie-Elisabeth Lüders , women's rights activist and politician (1878–1966)
- Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt , politician (1915-2003)
- Ilse Szagunn , doctor and politician (1887–1971)
- Margarete von Wrangell , chemist and professor (1877–1932)
- Agnes von Zahn-Harnack , writer and women's rights activist (1884–1950)
- Ulrike Detmers , entrepreneur and professor in the business and health department at the Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences
- Claudia Kemfert , economist and professor for energy economics and sustainability at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin
- Sibylle Laurischk , lawyer and politician
- Dagmar Pohl-Laukamp , former Senator for the Interior of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck, Chairwoman of the NDR Broadcasting Council
- Rita Süssmuth , politician
- Maria von Welser , TV journalist and publicist
- Petra Roth , Former Mayor of the City of Frankfurt am Main
- Liselotte Funcke , politician
- Friederike Pöhlmann-Grießinger , director, actress and theater manager
- Martina Havenith-Newen, physicist, professor for Physical Chemistry II at the Ruhr University Bochum
- Katharina Wolf, European Women Prize 2019
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Max Planck Institute for the History of Science: Database of International Networks of Women Academics (UWIND) , 2019.
- ^ University Women of EUROPE . In: University Women of EUROPE .
- ^ Working group think tank future - Duderstadt . In: dab-ev.org . Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.bfbm.de/bfbm/bfbmfrauen.nsf/a1fc19b83b1ef645c1256a13004c6b8f/a79625ca614ec691c1256d590032970e/$FILE/Pyramide.pdf
- ^ The Sophie La Roche Prize of the German Association of Women Academics . In: dab-ev.org . Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ European Movement Germany: Deutscher Akademikerinnenbund . In: communicate-europe.co.uk . Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ collage united nations award . In: richard-hillinger.de .
- ^ Benefit concert with a surprise: Dove of peace for Prof. HINKELMANN-TOEWE . In: osthessen-news.de .
- ↑ DAB groups - DAB e. V. In: dab-ev.org. December 1, 2012, accessed February 18, 2015 .
- ↑ Patricia Aden on d-nb.info
- ↑ Tweet @Akademikerinnen , September 8, 2019; Manuela Queitsch (Q67201710) .
- ↑ Martina Havenith-Newen , Ruhr University Bochum.
- ↑ European volunteering as a gift for society | Katharina Wolf receives the European Women Prize | Network EBD. Retrieved on June 19, 2019 (German).
