Empowerment for municipal politics

Whether at municipal level, in the state parliament or as mayors: The proportion of women on city and municipal councils in NRW is just 34.5 percent. The team from the Marie Jahoda Center at Ruhr University Bochum is therefore once again offering the seminar and event program "Misch‘ dich ein – mach Politik vor Ort" (Get involved - do politics locally) for students of the University Alliance Ruhr in 2024. Participation is free of charge.

With theoretical content and practical exercises, participants will learn more about how local politics works and how it is possible to get involved at local level. The focus will be on identifying structural barriers as well as recognizing and overcoming personal hurdles. Over the course of the program, participants apply the knowledge they have acquired in their own practical micro-projects.

Participation is possible
UA Ruhr students between the ages of 18 and 27 can take part in the program. Applications are possible until August 31, 2024. The application form and further information on the program can be found on the project website (only in German).

Project partners
The program is a cooperation project of the Ruhr University Bochum, the University of Duisburg-Essen, the municipal equal opportunities offices of the cities of Bochum and Essen. It is funded by the Ministry for Children, Youth, Family, Equality, Flight and Integration of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and implemented in cooperation with the Helene-Weber-Kolleg (HWK). The HWK is funded by the Federal Ministry for Families, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth and implemented by the EAF Berlin. The Marie Jahoda Center for International Gender Studies at the Ruhr University Bochum is responsible for the overall coordination between the project partners in NRW.