TRAWOS Institute contributes to equality in the socio-ecological transformation!
The TRAWOS research projects play an important role in the German government's Fourth Gender Equality Report, which pays particular attention to gender equality in the socio-ecological transformation. The report, published in March, particularly emphasizes the expertise from Lausitz when it comes to gender equality policy challenges in rural areas and transformation regions. A central theme of the report is equal opportunities for women and men in social change. Innovative approaches to gender equality are being tested in Lausitz in particular, which is undergoing structural change from a coal region to an innovation region. The research at TRAWOS provides important impulses for the analysis and recommendations for action in the report. The following research and transfer activities of the TRAWOS Institute are highlighted:
Two activities that emerged from the TRAWOS project "F for Strength" are mentioned as examples. Firstly, the position paper published with the support of Marie Melzer, Julia Gabler and Pauline Voigt by the municipal equal opportunities officers of Lausitz and secondly, the project "Women as an economic factor for Lausitz. Women's perspectives on structural change in Lausitz" under the project management of Professor Raj Kollmorgen, Marie Melzer and Pauline Voigt and in cooperation with Wirtschaftsregion Lausitz GmbH. Markus Will and Professor Raj Kollmorgen contributed further TRAWOS expertise to the Federal Environment Agency's final report "Sustainable municipal development in structural change". In addition, the paper"On the (data) situation of women in structural change in Lausitz" published in 2023 by Julia Gabler and Sinziana Schönfelder, which was produced in cooperation with the ifab - Institute for Applied Participation, attracted attention. This paper identifies data gaps and emphasizes the need to take greater account of women as active players in structural change. The alliance of municipal equal opportunities officers in Lausitz, which was supported by the TRAWOS Institute over several years, published an updated position paper in July 2023 in collaboration with TRAWOS member Julia Gabler, among others. It formulates demands for a gender-sensitive database, training for managers on the topic of gender equality and comprehensive participation of the population in the structural change process.
These diverse initiatives underline the TRAWOS Institute's commitment to shaping structural change in Lausitz in a gender-equitable way and have now been recognized at federal level.
