Equal Opportunities for Older Women
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Lebhaftes Altern! - Die 60er kommen! (Life at 60)
Communicational details
Address:
c/o Büro für Themenfragen des Landes Salzburg und Themnbüro der Stadt Salzburg
Hellbrunnerstr.7 o
5020 Salzburg
Austria
Contact persons and their known foreign languages:
Romana Rotschopf, State official for women's affairs, English
Dagmar Stranzinger, City official for women's affairs
Telephone:
Telefax:
E-Mail:
Internet:
About the initiative
Status of the initiative: The initiative is an initiative aimed at improving equal opportunities for older women through an organisation that pursues objectives which are independent of gender or age.
The initiative has the dicisive support of the following organisation:
Büro für Frauenfragen und Gleichbehandlung des Landes Salzburg
Address:
Hellbrunnerstr.7
5020 Salzburg
Österreich
Telephone: 0043-662-8042-3402
Telefax: 0043-662-8042-3411
E-Mail: post@bff.land-sbg.gv.at
Internet:
Other supporting organisations: Frauenbüro der Stadt Salzburg, Salzburg
Seniorenbüro des Landes Salzburg, Salzburg.
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Content and framework conditions of the project work
The initiative was founded in:
The initiative was founded because of the following reasons:
The initiative was founded for a limited period of time:

October 1998 to February 1999
Target group(s): No special target group
Targets: - To question gender roles in old age
- To encourage women to discover things that are new to them
- To highlight new perspectives in old age
- To initiate dialogue between the generations
Details of the work done by the initiative:

- Open event, an inquiry: 3. November 1998
- Round table (discussion with experts and the media) on the them of women as care givers, labour market developments in the federal state of Salzburg, housing in old age

Activities:
- Creative writing workshop: "In meinem Herzen spielen Paradiese"
- Fitness trainings: "Fit ab 50"
- PC-introductory course: "PC, Internet und Co."
- Discussion group: "50-na und?"
- Discussion group: "Älter werden und Sexualität - geht das?"
- Group project: "Wohnen wie die Golden Girls"
- Coffee and talks: "Wir Jungen sind die Alten von morgen"
- Survey and interviews: "Einkauf und Konsum von SeniorInnen"
- Fair "Esprit": 5-7 February 1999," Fair about leisure time, health and conscious living over 50"
- Hotline: 8042-3403 or 8072-2043
Areas of work of the initiative:
Leisure/sport
Political participation
Social contacts
Education
Sexuality
Living circumstances
Information technology
Mobility
Gender roles
Success that the initiative has achieved:

- We reached a wide public, approx. 350 people took part in the activities
- Continuation courses
- A group consciousness was achieved.
Problems that the initiative has been faced during its work:

As the range of themes is broad, no unified target group
Lack of funds
Participation of the target group concerning the conception, planning and implementation of the initiative's work:

In our partner network, at the fair, for the opening event, etc.
Co-operation:

We cooperate with regional education institutes.
Information:

We are available for people interested in receiving more information on our initiative by post.
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Organisational background of the initiative
Staff:

3 salaried employees at the initiative.
2 volunteers/honorary members.
The total number of hours worked for the initiative is approx. 60 hours per week.
Budget:

Approx. 500.000.-ATS for the activities, which were limited in time.
Sources of funding:
State funds
Local government funds
Donations and funds from sponsors
Publications or information material available on our initiative:

Information sheet on the campaigne
homepage: http://www.land-sbg.gv.at/buchleitner/aktuelles/60er.htm
Recommended literature:
Tips and suggestions for people interested in foundig a similar initiative:
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2001-04-25