A SHAKE-UP & A SHOUT-OUT
by Carol Harbers , LFR Deputy Representative
Your representatives to the Landesfrauenrat Hamburg e . V . have witnessed a few important changes and a buzz of excitement in the last several months at the LFR monthly meetings . At their Annual General Meeting in June , a new executive board was elected and changes to the constitution were approved . Effective June 5 , Eva Burgdorf ( Evangelisches Frauenwerk Hamburg-West / Südholstein ), Angelika Ohse ( Deutscher Ingenieurinnenbund ), and Angela Fechner ( LAG Feminismus – Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen ) form the executive board , with each board member having equal status . The executive board is supported by two extended board members , Dr . Christina Maria Huber ( BPW – Business Professional Women ) and Annika Huisinga ( TERRE DES FEMMES ). Doris Schramm ( Dolle Deerns ) is the new treasurer .
The new structure of the board , as well as a change from monthly to quarterly business meetings with the club delegates , are all part of a reform to reduce the formalities of the LFR and to ensure that more time is available to implement discussion and to realize changes .
The outgoing board members , Petra Ackmann , Silke Martini , and Dr . Susanna Bunge , were thanked for their commitment and engagement over the past three years . They not only successfully guided the LFR through the challenging COVID-19 pandemic , but also supported and implemented numerous projects , including the third Gleichstellungspolitisches Rahmenprogramm ( GPR ) ( Equality Policy Framework ) adopted by the Hamburg Senate in January 2023 .
The LFR board is excited about the new GPR and invited two representatives of the Office of Equality and Social Cohesion to introduce the new policy framework to
The Landesfrauenrat Hamburg e . V . ( LFR ) lobbies for women ’ s political and socioeconomic rights at the local level . It is an independent umbrella association representing fifty-five women ’ s groups and thus over 300,000 women in Hamburg and the surrounding area . It is Hamburg ’ s largest voluntary women ’ s lobby , and the most influential .
The AWCH has been a member since 1986 . Joana M . -O . and Carol Harbers represent the AWCH at their regular meetings and can be contacted at LFR-Rep @ awchamburg . de for questions or information .
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT : DORIS SCHRAMM , EVA BURGDORF , ANGELA FECHNER , ANGELIKA OHSE , ANNIKA HUISINGA MISSING FROM PHOTO : DR . CHRISTINA MARIA HUBER
PHOTO BY LFR PRESS
THE NEW GPR PROGRAM IS PRESENTED IN A 156-PAGE BOOK AVAILABLE AT THE LFR OFFICE , OR IT CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE HTTPS :// WWW . HAMBURG . DE / CONTENTBLOB / 16837944 / 2D0C04B4E82D7F5BBEAA3982E25CFE2C / DATA / 2023-01-17-GPR . PDF
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