Interesting facts

Every year on March 8, we celebrate International Women's Day. The day has become an important date worldwide for drawing attention to women's rights, gender equality and violence against women. And has been for more than 100 years. Be a part of the change and advocate for gender equality; today and every day!

Here you can find out more about the history of International Women's Day in a dossier from the Baden-Württemberg State Center for Political Education.

Furtherinformation about International Women's Daycan be found at the Federal Agency for Civic Education..

Here you can find information on the events organized by the city of Worms for this year's International Women's Day.

On March 7, 2024 from 9.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., the Equal Opportunities Office of the City of Worms invited to a discussion with the Equal Opportunities Officer of the City of Worms on the market square. Here you can find further information.

The month of June is recognized as Pride Month and is aiming to symbolize the diversity of love!

Queer people still experience discrimination and exclusion because of their sexual identity and sexuality. Pride Month in June is intended to help increase the visibility and rights of queer people and communities and reduce discrimination. During these weeks, numerous gay pride marches and parties take place in large and small cities; the rainbow flag can be seen everywhere. In most cities, Christopher Street Day also takes place during this month.

Pride Month looks back on decades of history and began in 1969 in New York during the Stonewall Riots. At that time in New York, queer people had few places where they could meet undisturbed and be themselves. But even there they were regularly harassed by police raids. On the night of June 28, 1969, there was just such an incident in the "Stonewall Inn" bar, which led to clashes and riots that lasted for five days. Even today, this uprising and similar struggles are remembered, and the fight continues – especially during Pride Month!

More background information can be found here:

• Federal Agency for Civic Education
• CSD Germany e.V.

The international day for the elimination of violence against women takes place worldwide on November 25 every year. This day marks the beginning of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, also known as “Orange the World”-days, which runs until December 10, international human rights day. The campaign was launched by the UN in 1991.

During these 16 days, events and activities are held worldwide to raise awareness, emphasize the need for action and promote sustainable change in terms of gender equality and violence prevention. In the past, Worms University of Applied Sciences, in collaboration with the Soroptimists, has highlighted this issue through various initiatives and this year as well, the university is showing its support by raising the flag in front of the A-Building.

The aim of the day of action is to draw attention to the widespread issue of violence against women and to show solidarity with the victims. Women and girls worldwide are affected by various forms of violence, be it physical, sexual or psychological violence. This has severe impacts on their health, safety and quality of life. In Germany, alarming statistics highlight the urgency of the issue: every 45 minutes, a woman is seriously physically injured by her partner. Every third day, a woman is killed by her (ex-)partner.

Further information on this topic can be found on the following external pages:

• UN Women Germany
• Federal Agency for Civic Education

Help: For further information and (regional) offers of help, you will also find flyers from the Soroptimists and the help hotline on the flyer stands in the A-building as well as digitally summarized on the following website: https://www.hs-worms.de/gleichstellung/beratung/