Equal Opportunities for Older Women
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Expertinnen-Beratungsnetz Berlin (Berlin Counselling Network of Women Experts)
Communicational details
Address:
Geschäftsstelle
Senatsverwaltung für Arbeit, Soziales und Frauen
Storkower Str. 97
10407 Berlin
Germany
Contact persons and their known foreign languages:
Gabriele Fischer, Branch Manager
Bärbel Fleege, Staff Member
Telephone: 0049-30-9022-3914; 9022-3171
Telefax: 0049-30-9022-3011
E-Mail: expernet@senarbsozfrau.verwalt-berlin.de
Internet: www.berlin.de
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:
Senatsverwaltung für Arbeit, Soziales und Frauen
Address:
Geschäftsstelle
Senatsverwaltung für Arbeit, Soziales und Frauen
Storkower Str. 97
10407 Berlin
Germany
Telephone: 0049-30-9022-3914; 9022-3171
Telefax: 0049-30-9022-3011
E-Mail: expernet@senarbsozfrau.verwalt-berlin.de
Internet: www.berlin.de
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Content and framework conditions of the project work
The initiative was founded in: 1992
The initiative was founded because of the following reasons:

The Berlin Counselling Network of Women Experts (ExBeNe) is modelled on a similar foundation in Hamburg. The idea for such networks originated from Hamburg professor Frau Prof. Angelika C. Wagner, who was at the time vice-president of Hamburg University.
Target group(s): Dedicated, professionally highly qualified women with many years of work experience, who are for the most part retired ("women experts")
Targets: The Berlin Counselling Network of Women Experts (ExBeNe Berlin) has set itself the goal of providing advice to all women seeking help on any aspect of their professional, and consequently personal, development and to support them in furthering their careers.
Details of the work done by the initiative:

The Berlin Counselling Network of Women Experts (ExBeNe) offers support to both working and non-working women. At the moment there are 24 Women Experts, highly qualified women with many years of professional experience, who pass on their knowledge and experience to younger women on a voluntary basis. Most of them are retired. Women seeking advice come to the ExBeNe's office in the Berlin city government's Department of Employment, Social Services and Women's Affairs. Here the expertise of the ExBeNe women can be efficiently co-ordinated with professional advice on official sponsorship programs relevant to women, the job market and education. After a preliminary interview, the woman seeking advice is passed on to a Woman Expert whose knowledge and expertise, and personal qualities, can best help her.
Areas of work of the initiative:
Unemployment among women
Promoting cross-generational dialogue
Success that the initiative has achieved:

From 1992 to 31.12.1999 a total of 2,057 women received counselling, 226 of them in 1999.
Problems that the initiative has been faced during its work:

Finding suitable new Women Experts for specific professions
Participation of the target group concerning the conception, planning and implementation of the initiative's work:

The Women Experts hold regular work meetings and continually exchange experiences on the counselling sessions.
Co-operation:

Since 1992 we have been exchanging experiences with the ExBeNe's (Counselling Networks of Women Experts) in Hamburg, Cologne, Munich and Dresden.
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:

2 salaried employees at the supporting organisation.
24 volunteers/honorary members.
Budget:
Sources of funding:
State funds (in F regional)
Publications or information material available on our initiative:

Flyer, both a detailed presentation and a brief presentation of the ExBeNe (Counselling Network of Women Experts), press articles, contributions in radio and TV.
Recommended literature:
Tips and suggestions for people interested in foundig a similar initiative:
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2001-04-25