Distancing herself from Raab
Women’s Affairs Minister Holzleitner: “I am a feminist”
The new Minister for Women's Affairs, Eva-Maria Holzleitner (SPÖ), sees herself as a feminist. The movement stands for a "human future", she said on Thursday. Holzleitner thus set herself apart from her predecessor Susanne Raab (ÖVP), who had not described herself as a feminist.
On the occasion of International Women's Day on 8 March, Holzleitner presented planned measures in the government program. These include ankle bracelets for high-risk offenders, a national action plan against violence against women and a "Dick-Pic-Paragraph", which criminalizes the unwanted sending of penis pictures.
Holzleitner wants to combat the unequal pay of women and men with pay transparency. Companies should have to justify unequal salaries. Managers who are unable to do so would have to adjust their income. There should also be a maintenance guarantee. If fathers are unable to pay or do not comply with the request, women and children should no longer have to wait long for money.
The SPÖ does not form a sole government.
Holzleitner zu ihren Forderungen
Another point in the government program is that women should be promoted in science and research and that feminine hygiene products and contraceptives should be exempt from VAT.
"Ambitious roadmap"
The government program is "ambitious", Holzleitner said at a press conference on Thursday. However, earlier demands made by the politician, such as a legal entitlement to childcare from the age of one and the removal of abortion from the penal code, are not included in the government program. "The SPÖ is not the only government," commented the Minister for Women's Affairs.
The NEOS set up a stove on Mariahilfer Straße in Vienna to mark International Women's Day and distributed flyers. They were protesting against the "stove premium", which is occasionally paid to parents who look after their children at home. This puts women under pressure and prevents children with a different mother tongue from learning German in a childcare facility, argued women's spokesperson Henrike Brandstötter against the bonus.
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