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Before the Epiphany meeting of the FDP, JuLi boss Franziska Brandmann warns her party: “The FDP is perceived as a men’s party.”
Before the Epiphany meeting of the FDP in Stuttgart, the newcomers to the party complain about the declining proportion of women among the Liberals: the Free Democrats have 42 percent women on the federal executive board. “Unfortunately, the proportion of women in the party is currently declining,” said the chairwoman of the Young Liberals, Franziska Brandmann, this editorial. The FDP is “perceived by many as a men’s party”.
With a view to the participation of women in the party, it is therefore about more than just personnel – “it is about the culture, about our self-portrayal as a party, about our communication,” she warned JuLi boss. She sees it as a “central challenge for the FDP” to make a political offer to women who long for freedom, self-determination and equal opportunities.
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quota for women? The FDP party offspring rejects this
Quota regulations like those used by other parties were rejected fireman explicitly: Anyone who is politically active knows that the problem with party selection is more that there are too many rules and quotas. She wanted the gender of an applicant to be irrelevant. Instead of quotas, one must rely on more competition between the applicants. If the members had a choice more often, more women would prevail, says Brandmann.
the FDP has long tended to be chosen more frequently by men than by women. In the last two federal elections, the Liberals scored particularly well with young voters. Young men are in the majority when it comes to joining the party. The proportion of women among the members is now only 20 percent.
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Epiphany in Stuttgart: Almost only men stood on the stage
This Friday, for the first time since the pandemic, the liberals will meet again in front of full seats for the traditional Epiphany meeting in the Stuttgart Opera. Usually, party leader Christian Lindner is joined by Secretary General Bijan Djir Sarai and the chairman of the host state association, the campaigners for the upcoming state elections – this time all men. The party management noticed this shortly before, and changed the list of speakers. Now Minister of Education Bettina Stark-Watzinger and Secretary General of the Southwest FDP, Judith Skudelny, are also on the stage.
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