Rural Women's Association Württemberg-Hohenzollern

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State Women's Association of Württemberg-Hohenzollern
purpose Political, social and economic advocacy of women in rural areas, recognized provider of rural adult education
Seat Ravensburg
founding October 16, 1981

President Juliane Vees
Members approx. 8,000
Website www.landfrauenverband-wh.de

The rural women's association Württemberg-Hohenzollern ( spelling LandFrauenverband Württemberg-Hohenzollern ) is a politically independent and non-denominational women's association in the rural area of ​​Württemberg-Hohenzollern. With around 8,000 members (as of July 2016), the association belongs to the German Rural Women's Association . It is a recognized provider of rural adult education through the educational and social work of rural women. The office of the rural women’s association Württemberg-Hohenzollern and the educational and social welfare organization is in Ravensburg.

history

The Rural Women's Association of Württemberg-Hohenzollern was founded on October 16, 1981 as the Rural Women's Association of South Württemberg-Hohenzollern by Ruth Wößner, Toni Teufel and Ernst Geprägs , President of the South Wuerttemberg-Hohenzollern Farmers' Association. It is the youngest of the three Baden-Württemberg rural women’s associations. The first chairwoman was Ruth Woessner.

In 1983, the Württemberg-Hohenzollern Rural Women's Association became a member of the State Women's Council. In 1984 the Landfrauen e. V., 1985 membership in the German Rural Women's Association .

In 1986 the working group of rural women’s associations in Baden-Württemberg was founded. In 1989, the Württemberg-Hohenzollern rural women's association retained its independence after the merger of the regional farmers' associations.

aims

The rural women’s association Württemberg-Hohenzollern advocates the political, social, economic and legal interests of women in rural areas. Both women farmers and women with no relation to agriculture can become members. The goals are:

  • Qualification and promotion of professional and personal further education of women in rural areas
  • Work-life balance
  • Motivation and empowerment of women to volunteer and to participate in public and local political life
  • Dialogue between producers and consumers
  • Commitment to a rural cultural landscape and regional products
  • Maintaining and improving the quality of life in rural areas
  • Participation in shaping cultural life

organization

Presidents and Board of Directors

  • 1981–1994: Ruth Wößner
  • 1994–2006: Toni Teufel
  • 2006–2009: Waltraud Allgäuer
  • since 2009: Juliane Vees

District and local associations

The association is led by the board of directors up to the 420 local associations of volunteers. It consists of 12 district associations with 82 districts / districts / regions and 190 local associations (as of December 2015). There are district associations in:

activities

The rural women's association Württemberg-Hohenzollern offers various courses and seminars on adult education through the educational and social work of the rural women . In 2015 over 55,000 participants took part in a total of 2,693 educational events on the following subjects:

  • Health, sport
  • Consumer policy, housekeeping, nutrition
  • Art, culture, creativity
  • Society and social policy
  • Family and Social
  • Agriculture, rural areas, the environment
  • Media literacy, IT
  • Economic policy
  • Communication, association management
  • Contributions to the common good

Political commitment

The rural women's association Württemberg-Hohenzollern is politically independent and non-denominational through its membership in the regional women's council, in the working group of the three Baden-Württemberg rural women's associations and also in committees and bodies for the following topics, among others:

  • education
  • Familys
  • environment
  • Rural area
  • Volunteering
  • equality

Web links

  • Homepage of the State Women's Association of Württemberg-Hohenzollern

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Peter Hauk at the Association Day of the Wuerttemberg-Hohenzollern State Women's Association in Kressbronn (Lake Constance district) . Homepage of the state of Baden-Württemberg. Retrieved January 4, 2017.