Equal Opportunities for Older Women
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Frauenzirkel Austria e. V. (Women's Circle of Austria, a Registered Charity)
Communicational details
Address:
Schäfferg.13A/1/6
1040 Wien
Austria
Contact persons and their known foreign languages:
Monika Plail, Chairwoman
Telephone: 0043-1-581-88-85
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 is independent and has the following legal form: association
The initiative has the dicisive support of the following organisation:
International Alliance of Women (IAW)
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Content and framework conditions of the project work
The initiative was founded in: 1984
The initiative was founded because of the following reasons:

Improving the situation of women, including that of elderly women (as of 1991)
Target group(s): Women living alone (widows)
Targets: To improve the situation of women
Details of the work done by the initiative:

- Collecting documentation
- Participating in national and international workshops
- Events and presentations
- Monthly meetings of Circle members
Areas of work of the initiative:
Political participation
Social contacts
Education
Information technology
History of women
Success that the initiative has achieved:

Drawing attention to the problems of elderly women
Problems that the initiative has been faced during its work:

Social work with senior citizens (specifically the Senior Citizens Council) is dominated by men. The Federal Law on Senior Citizens does not include smaller initiatives.
Participation of the target group concerning the conception, planning and implementation of the initiative's work:

Regular meetings
Co-operation:

Since 1985 with the International Alliance of Women, exchange of documentation
Information:

We are available for people interested in receiving more information on our initiative by phone, post or e-mail.
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Organisational background of the initiative
Staff:

12 volunteers/honorary members.
Budget:
Sources of funding:
Publications or information material available on our initiative:
Recommended literature:
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2001-04-25