The project’s title derives from a pun with the German word ‘verdienen’ which stands for ‘to earn’ as well as for ‘to be entitled to’ or ‘to deserve something’. What does a woman earn and what does she deserve – in both ways it’s our opinion that women in 2016 should make enough money and be structurally secured to accomplish financial and economic independence. As a short introduction of the project we suggest following agenda for this presentation: … klick

Structure Background of the project Goals of the project Target groups of the project Work packages Basic info: What, when, who and whereabouts of the project Background: Why the project was initiated and what it’s based on Goals: Where do we want to go with it? Target groups: Who do we want to reach? Who do we need to achieve our goals? Work packages: What we have planned during the run of the project to help our case

2. Background of the Project What do young women want regarding their work life? To stand on their own feet To earn plenty of money Red: Women Blue: Men What do young women want from the work environment? Jutta Allmendinger conducted elaborate research regarding this question. One of her conclusions is that young people aim to stand on their own feed – to be financially independent. 96 % of young women found this to be the most important part of their professional life. So for women, even more than men, it is important to be independent from a partner and/or state. Their wish does not reflect on reality, however. By focussing on young women and their needs in terms of economic independence, the project puts this discrepancy on the agenda. It also continuously integrates those persons concerned by implementing a monitoring group (more in a couple of minutes). To have a career Source: Allmendinger et al. (2013: 56).

Economic Independence in Comparison 2. Background of the Project Economic Independence in Comparison Graphic: Shares of employees aged 25 to 60 years with a gross monthly income below economic independence in Germany (2010) Below long-term economic independence Beforehand some essential facts: Almost every third woman is unable to finance her immediate needs. Almost two out of three woman is unable to finance her long-term needs: taking precautions for unemployment or save for a pension etc. Figures become even more drastic if a child is involved. It is inevitable: Even in Germany economic independence is not reality! Possible reasons include: Work related issues: limited contracts, part time jobs, so called minijobs, other precarious working conditions. Political framework: fiscal disincentives, minijobs, insufficient options for day care. Social framework: traditional roles and stereotypes. Below short-term economic independence Source: Own graphic based on Pimminger (2012).

2. Background of the Project Life Course Arranging work and family life Gender time gap Structure of earnings / low-wage sector Gender pay gap Continuity of employment Return to employment after parental leave Low-paid professions Less professional development in companies & administration Gender stereotypes Apprenticeship or professional education Working Phase I Founding a Family Working Phase II Pension Gender pension gap Choice of profession Poverty in old age Where does this issue come from? Society, state affairs, and personal reasons influence the phenomenon causing women to be financially dependent. Since the reasons are diverse and individual we need to take the entire life course into account – the so called life course perspective! In life, a woman passes several junctions: education, first job (entry level), founding a family and returning back to work, and pension. Especially in the early stages of life, women make decisions that sustainably influence their economic independence and their future life course. There are two influences to the decision making process: the individual (which profession to choose, how well/low paid, when to return to work after a parental leave) and institutional level. To illustrate the consequences of these decisions, we should emphasize the gender pension gap of more than 50 %. Early career planning Career development & mentoring in companies & administration Early negotiation processes within a relationship Early planning of the return to employment Childcare and long-term care Fiscal disincentives Source: Own graphic.

Gender differences in the labour market Gap between the work volumes: women work more often in (often minor) part-time jobs and interrupt their employment for longer periods than men.

Gender differences in the labour market Horizontal segregation: Women and men do different jobs. Predominantly women work in the service industry. Women Men Total employees in millions. Full time Part time Full time Part time Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Construction Trading Transport Hospitality Communication Financial Management Services Public Services Education Health Care Other services In total Employment subject to social security contributions by sector, gender and working hours, in % in Germany, 06/2013 6 Equal Pay Day 2015 - Die Entgeltlücke zwischen Frauen und Männern

Gender differences in the labour market Vertical segregation: Women and men work in different positions. Women attain management positions less often than men. Percentage of women in DAX boards

3. Goals of the project Economic Independence of Women Equal Participation in the Labour Force Equal Pay Economic Independence of Women Fair Working Conditions Goals: The project is not implemented as a problem solver but rather as a means of raising awareness as an important step to change the agenda! We aim to: Raise awareness for the topic of economic independence and to demand fundamental conditions to achieve economic independence. Provide intelligible information on social media and our website, also as a means of dialogue. Information based on academic and reliable studies. Discuss the issues and possible solutions with our target groups (next slide).

4. Target Groups of the Project (Young) women Strengthening awareness for options in professional life raising awareness for economic independence Trade unionists Strengthening awareness Provide information Approach young women Works and staff councils Identify problems in companies and administrations Explore and develop options for action Politicians Claim life course perspective for gender equality policies Reduce disincentives Who are our target groups? In order to set the agenda thoroughly we need to integrate a diverse and potent audience. We involve: young women as our mainly affected group, as well as trade unionists, works and staff councils for the operational point of view and politicians for the institutional perspective. Since our project is set to be a process we are able to incorporate impulses and ideas of our target groups into our agenda. Opportunities to exchange and discuss

5. Work packages Events Information Dissemination Flyer Homepage Social Media Web Game Events Open Space Workshop Workshops for works and staff councils, trade unionists and politicians Expert conference Information State of research Continuously: providing comprehensible data and studies for our target groups How do we accomplish this? Our work packages consist of information, events and dissemination Info: State of academic research Adapting those results for our target groups and providing these information on our homepage and social media sites Topics derive from life course perspective: Choosing a profession: working conditions, earning patterns, gender ratio per job Work phase: parental leaves, returning to work, conditions/actions implemented by employer, career options, negotiations with life partner Pension: poverty, gender pension gap Events: Open space workshop with institutional, political and operational representatives Workshops Expert conference in October 2015 Dissemination: Flyer, Homepage, Social Media and web game Accordingly our project is accompanied by a coordination group, a steering group and a monitoring group Coordination: project team, department leader Anja Weusthoff, relevant representative in federal ministry Steering: see above, additionally academic leaders in subject and representatives of our member unions Monitoring: about 20 young women, union members, for discussion of project content and process Coordination Group, Steering Group & Monitoring Group

Online-Quiz: final rehearsal Tool to sentizise young women at the beginning of their employment history to the risk on the job market and the meaning of economic independency. Eleven questions about important life descisions. Depending on the answers the user is attributed to life type/ role: cirkus director, snake charmer, tightrope dancer, wizards assistant 20.10.2015, DGB-Projekt "Was verdient die Frau? Wirtschaftliche Unabhängigkeit!"

Homepage www.was-verdient-die-frau.de Social Media Our homepage is the focal information point: Find info per subject or target group for easy orientation. Implementing and connection with social media.

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