Equal Opportunities for Older Women
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Dîners festifs - Ligue du Droit des Femmes (Gala Dinners - Women's Rights League)
Communicational details
Address:
54, avenue de Choisy
75013 Paris
France
Contact persons and their known foreign languages:
Mme Anne Zelensky, Chairwoman, Spanish
Telephone: + 33 (0)1 45 85 11 37
Telefax: -
E-Mail: ligfem@club-internet.fr
Internet: www.perso.club-internet.fr\ligfem
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: registered association
The initiative has the dicisive support of the following organisation:
Ligue du Droit des Femmes, fondatrice Simone de Beauvoir (Liga für Frauenrecht, Gründerin Simone de Beauvoir)
Address:
see above
Telephone: + 33 (0)1 45 85 11 37
Telefax: -
E-Mail: ligfem@club-internet.fr
Internet: www.perso.club-internet.fr\ligfem
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Content and framework conditions of the project work
The initiative was founded in: 1974
The initiative was founded because of the following reasons:

The Women's Rights League was founded to combat sexual discrimination and to promote women's rights.

The initiative was founded to bring together women who have reached a certain age and who are lonely, in an atmosphere of friendliness and sociability.
Target group(s): Women teachers, professors, researchers, feminists and in general all women seeking new social contacts.
Targets: To provide women, especially those over 50, with the opportunity of making social contacts and carrying out projects with other women.
Details of the work done by the initiative:

These annual get-togethers, which we would like to develop into monthly occasions, create contact networks for isolated women through their participating in the gala evenings with their festive dinners - based on feminist ideas, consciousness and thought. Feminism is especially relevant to the women of this age group, whether they were active feminists in the 70's or witnesses of those days. This initiative is part of the League's work which stretches over many years.
Areas of work of the initiative:
Leisure/sport
Social contacts
Success that the initiative has achieved:

The extremely positive feedback from the participants and the press. Incentives to start other initiatives.
Problems that the initiative has been faced during its work:

Of a financial nature.
Participation of the target group concerning the conception, planning and implementation of the initiative's work:

Through calls for personal commitment, to help organise the initiative together and to create further initiatives against loneliness.
Co-operation:

With other women's organisations, since 1975. They attend our annual evening dinners and provide us with funds.
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:

5 volunteers/honorary members.
The total number of hours worked for the initiative is approx. 10 hours per week.
Budget:

We have no budget
Sources of funding:
Members dues
Donations and funds from sponsors
Publications or information material available on our initiative:

Web page, leaflets, advertisements.
Recommended literature:

Betty Friedman, 1995 : "La revolte du 3ème âge", Albin Michel.
Tips and suggestions for people interested in foundig a similar initiative:

Encourage contacts and communal activities that help women over 50 to rediscover meaning in their lives and to come out of their isolation. Equality of opportunity also entails equal access for all to enjoying life together.
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2001-04-25