On International Women’s Day today, the employees of “Krone” bring their various role models to the newspaper. From Elizabeth T. Spira, Angela Merkel, Malala Yousafzai and Franziska van Almsick (above, left to right) to mothers, sisters and women who achieve extraordinary things.
Letter to Readers: Role Models
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Today, on International Women’s Day, other important, influential and therefore mostly “powerful” women will be discussed here: the role models of important (and quite powerful) women in the “Krone” editorial boards. Interesting names are mentioned by them – all over our newspaper: from the Nobel laureates Bertha von Suttner and Malala Yousafzai to Johanna Dohnal to Angela Merkel, Sophie Scholl to Elizabeth T. Spira. But large (anonymous) groups such as caring women or single mothers are also seen as role models.
It is especially impressive that several colleagues cite their mother or grandmother as role models. Because they made the most powerful impression with heart and mind and courage.
Unsolicited, I personally agree: my mother is also my biggest role model with her positive attitude to life, which has helped her overcome the biggest challenges for almost 94 years.
What would the world – for women and men – be without these exemplary women?
On International Women’s Day: When women weren’t allowed to vote
When International Women’s Day was celebrated on March 19, 1911, women were not allowed to vote in Austria. It would be another seven years before she voted, and 45 for Grete Rehor, the country’s first female minister. There were women in the country’s newsrooms – they mostly served drinks. Today half of the country’s newsrooms, TV and radio studios are women, but not the big media executives. But here, too, the proportion of women is increasing.
International Women’s Day has been celebrated on March 8 since 1921, and in 1975 the United Nations first organized a celebration on March 8. On March 16, 1977, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution calling on all states to declare one day of the year as United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and World Peace. The UN motto for 2023 is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. March 8 is a public holiday in 28 countries.
Source: Krone
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