Conductors' meal
The Schafferinnenmahl in Bremen is an annual forum for women political issues in the House of the Bremen Citizenship . The aim of the event is, according to its own understanding, to develop cross-party networks among women.
Around 100 women are invited to this feast on a day in autumn, as well as a guest of honor as a speaker on a women's political issue. The event, which is unique in Germany, is organized by the Working Group of Social Democratic Women .
The Schafferinnenmahl was founded in 1975 as a protest event against the renowned Schaffermahlzeit of the Bremen business leaders and captains of the Haus Seefahrt Foundation , which dates back to the Renaissance period and so far has almost completely excluded women from the event, which is considered to be networking among the Bremen business elite and the flagship of the Hanseatic city.
Political environment when it was founded in 1975
In 1975, the International Year of Women and a high point of the New Women's Movement in Germany and the Bremen Women's Movement , the Working Group of Social Democratic Women (ASF) brought the Schafferinnenmahl to life in Bremen . The women of the ASF were tired of demanding the inclusion of women on the guest list of the Schaffermahlzeit, which was exclusively made up of male celebrities from business, politics and culture. Since then, the Schafferinnenmahl has been held as a festive meal every autumn in the House of the Bremen Citizenship , which is understood as a conscious choice of location, as political decisions are made there and the democratic and social rights of the citizens are given legal form.
Objectives and public perception
The aim of the creators is to provide a forum for women's political issues , also through the election of well-known guests of honor as speakers, but also to draw attention to socially important contributions by women who are less well known. The basic objective is networking to promote solidarity among women through the exchange of ideas, mutual encouragement and joint action.
The media perception of this deliberate alternative to the Schaffermahlzeit is much lower than that despite the social objectives that are highly rated by parliaments and legislation and well-known speakers such as Jutta Limbach , Margot Käßmann or Heide Simonis .
The speakers and their topics since 1975
The list corresponds to the list on the AsF Bremen homepage.
| year | Speaker | Topics (keyword sorting) |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Katharina Focke | The international year of women |
| 1976 | Marie Schlei | The role of women in work and society |
| 1977 | Anke Fuchs | The women in the man's world |
| 1978 | Inge Donnepp | Prejudice against women - an obstacle to equal opportunities |
| 1979 | Eva Rühmkorf | Equal Rights for Women |
| 1980 | Antje Huber | Women have to fight themselves |
| 1981 | Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul | Women's rights in the EC |
| 1982 | Lydie Schmit | Together we would be strong |
| 1983 | Heinke Salisch | Labor market policy |
| 1984 | Herta Däubler-Gmelin | Women's rights after the fall of the Wall |
| 1985 | Brunhilde Peter | Steps to equality |
| 1986 | Ursula Engelen-Kefer | Jobs instead of unemployment benefits |
| 1987 | Anke Martiny | Equality between men and women in society |
| 1988 | Christa Randzio-Plath | Women's right is human right |
| 1989 | Susanne Müller | Age as an opportunity |
| 1990 | Heide Pfarr / Angelika Barbe | Women's dialogue east / west |
| 1991 | Ingrid Matthäus-Maier | Women on new paths - to new goals |
| 1992 | Regine Hildebrandt | The right to work is also a woman's right |
| 1993 | Monika Griefahn | A healthy present and future for our children |
| 1994 | Jutta Limbach | Women in law |
| 1995 | Barbara Simons | Women are transforming the world - in solidarity locally, in solidarity worldwide |
| 1996 | Karin Junker | Expect women |
| 1997 | Karin Jöns | Europe - an opportunity for women? |
| 1998 | Annelie Wedge | Women between work, volunteering and self-help |
| 1999 | Helga Schuchardt | The advancement of women is university reform - women's research is science criticism |
| 2000 | Claudia Schumann | Femininity is not a disease, or: what is healthy for women? |
| 2001 | Margot Käßmann | Changing values in the lives of women |
| 2002 | Ute Canaris | Cultural work is female - women in cultural work |
| 2003 | Ingelore Rosenkötter | Women in sport |
| 2004 | Ruth Becker | Urban planning in the hands of women |
| 2005 | Bärbel Dieckmann | Demographic development - a challenge for politics in the municipalities |
| 2006 | Jutta Allmendinger | Women and services |
| 2007 | Uta Hannemann | WOMEN WANT MEE (H) R |
| 2008 | Heath Simonis | Women in the media |
| 2009 | Susanne Klingner | The Feminism in the 21st Century |
| 2010 | Heidi Merk | Volunteering - typical women? |
| 2011 | Seyran Ates | Live diversity - achieve more together |
| 2012 | Swantje Köbsell | We don't let ourselves be hindered : Women on the move discuss the UN Disability Rights Convention |
| 2013 | Luka Lübke, Bärbel Ehrmann-Köpke | What women do - we're cooking again |
| 2014 | Manuela Schwesig | 40 years - (not) a reason to celebrate? |
| 2015 | Yasemin Karakaşoğlu | Women's professions - a wealth of our society |
| 2016 | Ursula Schele | Women are unbeatable |
| 2017 | Maria Noichl | Work of the future - a woman's view |
| 2018 | Andrea Nahles | 100 years of women's suffrage |
Web links
- The conductors' meal on the homepage of the organizers
Schafferinnenfahl 2010
Schafferinnenfahl 2009:
- A celebration for women only . Weser Kurier, November 27, 2009
Schafferinnenfahl 1975:
- First meal in 1975. radiobremen.de (video)
Schafferinnenfahl 1992:
- Christiane Schwalbe: Schafferinnenmahl in Bremen (1992): Tradition and content . radiobremen.de (video)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The unique event Schafferinnenmahl takes place in Bremen today . ( Memento of the original from November 27, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) 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. Radio Bremen, November 26th, 2009
- ↑ A man's business . In: Berliner Zeitung , February 13, 2009
- ↑ Comment. Meal together . In: Bremer Anzeiger , February 15, 2009.
- ↑ Schaffermahl remains a purely men's event . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Weser Kurier, January 7, 2010
- ↑ Ursula GT Müller: The truth about the purple dungarees. Highs and lows in 15 years of the women's movement. Psychosozial-Verlag, Giessen 2004, ISBN 3-89806-259-7 , pp. 133-163.
- ↑ Bascha Mika : Alice Schwarzer. A critical biography. Rowohlt, Hamburg 1998, ISBN 3-498-04390-0 , pp. 133ff.
- ↑ a b Political work: Schafferinnenmahl . asf.spd-land-bremen.de; Retrieved March 28, 2012
- ↑ Note: Article 3 (2) of the German Basic Law contains the addition since 1994: "The state promotes the actual implementation of equality between women and men and works towards the elimination of existing disadvantages."
- ↑ Weser Kurier: A meeting with a surprise effect. Encounters in Bremen: The state women's representative Ulrike Hauffe meets the head of Haus Seefahrt, Michael Schroiff. Edition of July 10, 2009, p. 11.
- ↑ Prof. Dr. Ruth Becker. Technical University of Dortmund - Faculty of Spatial Planning. Women's studies and housing in spatial planning . Website of the Women's Research Network NRW; Retrieved November 20, 2010.
