Equality and inclusivity is a topic that is close to our studio's heart, and not just in the context of our projects. That's why we immediately and enthusiastically agreed to participate in the city of Mannheim's equality action plan when we were asked by the city's charter advisory board "for equality between women and men at local level".
By signing the "European Charter for Equality between Women and Men at Local Level" (EU Charter), the City of Mannheim has made a commitment to actively utilise its various roles and responsibilities to work towards equality between women and men both within the administration and in society as a whole.
The City of Mannheim's equality action plan focuses on "employment and equality", an area in which women are still disadvantaged in many respects. The city has identified a total of eight fields of action.
Last year, Jennifer Moss from our Mannheim office was able to discuss ideas and develop projects together with a large number of different experts in the field of action "Promoting women's digital skills for Work 4.0". The work of the experts in our field of action resulted in three projects:
Digital heroes
for girls and young women before choosing a career
The project aims to increase the proportion of girls and young women who are interested in careers in the IT sector by introducing them to female speakers and role models who are very familiar with various aspects of the digital sector and pass on their enthusiasm.
What is TECH?
for female young professionals, students and academics
Practical events are intended to provide an insight into technological professions in order to offer an easy and inspiring introduction to the use of new technologies through practical input and joint dialogue.
Wikigirls
for girls aged 15 and over and young women in the career search phase with little or no experience and digital skills
The aim of the project is to increase the visibility of women on Wikipedia. This kills two birds with one stone when the participants develop concepts, research and write Wikipedia entries on the role of various women in overall social processes and learn how to use wiki systems at the same time.
The Equality Action Plan has now been adopted by Mannheim City Council on 5 October 2021, marking an important step towards implementing the European Charter for Equality between Women and Men at municipal and regional level in Mannheim. We are proud to have played a part in this and look forward to implementing the projects.
All fields of action and their results can be viewed and analysed in the City of Mannheim's Gender Equality Action Plan. downloaded as PDF become.
