Luisa Vinciguerra, Women for Europe, Naples November 2008

NAPLES, 29th NOVEMBER 2008

Luisa Vinciguerra - WORKSHOPS COORDINATOR 2

EUROPE:
A MARCH TOWARDS
INTEGRATION BETWEEN
DIFFERENT HISTORIES
AND CULTURES FOR THE
FAMILY, THE JOB AND THE
SOCIETY

INTRODUCTION TO THE
WORKSHOPS

OPENING ADDRESS


INTRODUCTION


An intervention of connection
where, in presenting the
workshops, I wish to anticipate
and touch a series of points,
which in the afternoon will be
the object of reflection and
broad treatment.


First point

An emblematic title. We focus
attention on the key words such
as: path, integration, histories,
cultures.


Second point
Our International President Suzanne
Hem Nielsen states that: „The
needs, the problems and the life
conditions in Europe are very
different from those in the so called
“third world” but still life conditions
are not as good as we expect them to
be in the European Union‟.

Third point

The relationship of collaboration
between the EU and UN


Women and Children, Human
Rights, are always themes which
are especially dear to us Inner
Wheel members.


IMPROVING LIVES is the
last annual report on the
extensive cooperation
between the European
Commission and UN


Fourth point
Again on the Inner Wheel, in order
to reflect on the extent and
implications of the Theme chosen
by the President of the
International Inner
Wheel, Suzanne Hem Nielsen:
Realise your visions and make a
difference.

President Nielsen spurs us, however,
this year to realize our “visions”. We
must note the plural of the term,
almost as if to underline how the
passage from communication to
realization carries a responsible
commitment and awareness in diverse
environments of intervention to serve,
experience friendship and
international understanding.

Two quotes:
Vision without action is a dream. Action
without vision is simply passing the time.
Action with vision is making a positive
difference. Vision with action can change the
world (Joel Barker).


THE WORKSHOPS


AIM: promoting debate and participation
by actively involving European IW Members
in an „interactive‟ knowledge of the
following issues:
• Europe: Women‟s contribution to the
definition of new relational models in
Family, Job, Culture and Society.
• Inner Wheel: the role played by Women‟s
NGOs, such as Inner Wheel, within this
model definition.

A RECURRENT NUMBER: 3
• 3 hours, the length. • 3 Macro-themes:
The time reserved FAMILY, JOB, CU
for workshops goes LTURE &
from 15.00 to 18.00 SOCIETY.

• 3 sub-themes for • 3 Inner Wheel
each macro theme. Group Leaders


THE LEADERS
• Workshop 1 FAMILY
• DIRECTOR: LIA GIORGINO
• Professor at the Department of Educational Science
University of Bari
• Immediate Past Chairman – District No. 210

THE LEADERS

• Workshop 2 JOB
• DIRECTOR: HANNELE KARHUNEN
• Senior Lecturer, Quality Coordinator, M. Ed./ B.
Econ.
• Laurea University of Applied Sciences
• National Representative

THE LEADERS
• Workshop 3 CULTURE AND SOCIETY
• DIRECTOR: HILDEGUND SCHEIPERMEIER
• Doctor in Orthodontics
• Past National Representative and Past President of
the German National Council


THE SUB-THEMES
1) FAMILY
• Family as an educating community;
• Family and gender relations: from
equality to difference;
• Promotion of difference: reciprocity
and care for the others.


THE SUB-THEMES
2) JOB
• Equal opportunities for Men and
Women with regard to access to
employment, professional training
and career development;
• Equal participation in decision-
making processes;
• Women‟s role in science research.

THE SUB-THEMES
3) CULTURE & SOCIETY
• Female roles and „contemporary
society‟ in Europe;
• Women‟s contribution to the cultural
identity;
• Women, Culture, Society: the
European Union commitment.

FAMILY


The chapter on the Family, subject of workshop no.
1 led by Lia Giorgino (Italy) is certainly a
fundamental chapter, in which both the "value"
themes linked to the traditional notion of family are
dealt with, and also "role" themes linked to the
profound changes of customs and society, which
have put such notions in a state of crisis and have
induced the European legislator, strong with new
powers given to it by the birth of the EU, to
intervene in a more systematic manner in the field of
family rights, in order to make this institution as
similar as possible within the EU.


IN EUROPE
• The European debate on the different family forms
has influenced, and influences necessarily the family
policies both in the context of the right of the
family, and the modifications of the European
models of welfare.
• The Commission "Promote solidarity between
generations", has welcomed favourably in May 2007
the initiative of a European Alliance for the Family
(proposed by Germany), aimed at providing a
platform for the exchange of knowledge and
experience on the policies favourable to families and
on good practice of the member states, aimed at
replying to the challenges raised by demographic
changes.

IN EUROPE
• On the occasion of the Third Demographic Forum
planned for 2010, the Commission will present a
report on the realization which as been completed in
the context of the Alliance.
• The European Council of 13 and 14 March has
among other things underlined that the European
Alliance for the Family could contribute to the
reaching of the objectives of conciliating
professional life with private life for women and
men, of reducing substantially the retributive
differentials between the sexes and of activating the
European pact for the equality of the sexes.

JOB


Also the chapter on JOB, the subject of workshop
no. 2 led by Hannele Karhunen (Finland) is of
great topical interest. The role of women is
changing. Next to the traditional family duties
their presence in the wold of work has grown and
their weight in the decision-making processes has
increased. This revolution has a world character: it
reaches also the most traditional societies, as the
United Nations witnesses in their last report on
the Millennium Development Goals, the
objectives of global progress up to 2015. A change
which influences the labour market, slow, but in a
generalized way.


IN EUROPE
• RAISE, EQUIP, INCLUDE: Equality
between women and men is a fundamental
right, a common EU value and a necessary
condition for the pursuit of community
growth, employment and social cohesion
objectives (article 2 of the Treaty which
institutes the European Community).
• The "change of pace" is needed also to take
into account current orientations in
European policy: the EU considers of
fundamental importance the affirmation and
the development of gender and equal
opportunity policies as essential instruments
for the growth, prosperity and competitivity.

IN EUROPE
• THE ROADMAP: The roadmap defines some
existing areas and proposes other completely
new areas of action. A total of six priority areas
have been selected:
a. equal economic independence for women and men
b. reconciliation of private and professional life
c. equal representation in decision-making
d. eradication of all forms of gender-based violence
e. elimination of gender stereotypes
f. promotion of gender equality in external and
development policies.


IN EUROPE
• WOMEN AND SCIENCE: The recent
RESOLUTION (in 30 points) of the
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT of 21 May
specifically on WOMEN AND SCIENCE is
important.
• In it is revealed how there is an excessively high
percentage of women who abandon the
scientific career over the years. Such a
phenomenon, which has often been described
with the model "leaking pipe", must be
analyzed, according to the Resolution, on the
basis of different models, amongst which that of
"factors of attraction and expulsion". 32

CULTURE & SOCIETY


• 3 chapter, workshop no. 3 on Culture and
Society, led by Hildegund Scheipermeier
(Germany). This is a complex chapter, perhaps the
most vast for contents and implications.
• "Forget asking what is the contribution of women to
the European cultural identity.
• WOMEN ARE EUROPEAN CULTURAL
IDENTITY!" affirmed the Danish journalist Janne
Teller. Statement reported by journalist Paolo
Casella in the article "The EU speaks in the
feminine voice, and it is a river in flood", summary
of the Convention "Europe Feminine Plural".
(Rome, 6 march 2008).

IN EUROPE
• The current Cultural programme of the EU, which covers the
period 2007 - 2008, has important specific objectives which are
those of:
1.Improving knowledge about diffusion of culture.
2. Protect and promote cultural and linguistic diversity.
3.Conserve and protect the cultural heritage, cultural exchanges and the
artistic creation.
4.Sensitize citizens to the importance of cultural assets of European
importance and promote their conservation.
5. Incentivate the transnational mobility of workers in the cultural sector.
6. Encourage the transnational circulation of works of art and cultural and
artistic items.


IN EUROPE
• 7.Stimulate
intercultural dialogue
• This year is the
European Year of
Intercultural Dialogue
2008.


IN EUROPE
• In this sector we locate the NEW SOCIAL
AGENDA FOR EUROPE, because a
winning Europe is one in which citizens
enjoy not only liberty of movement,
advantages of the inside market and a
favourable competition for consumers. It is
also a Europe made of social equality,
solidarity and an adequate level of health.
Its Parliament is aware that for some time
we have been fighting for the affirmation of
these principles.


CLOSING REMARKS


Thank you for your
attention and
goodbye to those
who will participate
in the workshops
and in the final 39

NAPLES, 29th NOVEMBER 2008


Luisa Vinciguerra, Women for Europe, Naples November 2008

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