From the Ballot Box to the Government: The Political Participation of Women in the Baltic Sea Region
Wednesday, March 19th, 2025
Venue: Schwerin Castle, Conference Center, Demmlersaal, Lennéstraße 1, 19053 Schwerin
| 2 pm | Words of welcome 1. Elke-Annette Schmitt as Deputy President of the State Parliament 2. Jacqueline Bernhardt as Minister for Justice, Equality, and Consumer Protection 3. Professor Dr. Jörn Dosch as Chair of International Politics and Development Cooperation at the Institute of Political Science and Administrative Science, and Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences at the University of Rostock 4. Ludmila Lutz-Auras, Mecklenburg AnStiftung |
| 3 pm | From the Ballot Box to the Government: The Political Participation of Women (Keynote) Kathrin Mahler Walther, Executive Chairwoman, EAF Berlin |
| 4 pm | Conference break |
| 4.30 pm | Political Queen’s Gambit: A Crisis of Representation in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern? Ludmila Lutz-Auras, Mecklenburger AnStiftung Dr. Dennis Bastian Rudolf, Head, Task Force for the Establishment of the Anti-Discrimination Office Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| 5 pm | Presentation of posters on the situation of political representation of women in various countries of the Baltic Rea region 1. Denmark (Prof. Karina Kosiara-Pedersen, University of Copenhagen) 2. Germany (Dr. Cathleen Kiefert, Associated Expert ZEUS) 3. Estonia (Dr. Maarja Lühiste, Newcastle University) 4. Finland (Prof. Petra Ahrens, Tampere University) 5. Latvia (Prof. Marita Zitmane, University of Latvia/Riga) 6. Lithuania (Gabrielė Burbulytė-Tsiskarishvili, Klaipeda University) 7. Poland (Prof. Katarzyna Kamińska-Korolczuk, University of Gdańsk) 8. Sweden (Prof. Andrea Spehar, University of Gothenburg) 9. Sweden (Ewa Wiberg, Ministry of Employment/Division for Gender Equality)) |
| 6 pm | End of conference day one Castle Tour and Joint dinner at the Castle Café |
Thursday, March 20th, 2025
Venue: Neustädtisches Palais, Goldener Saal, Puschkinstraße 19, 19055 Schwerin
| 9.30 am | Welcome Wenke Brüdgam als Landesbeauftragte für Frauen und Gleichstellung in der Landesregierung |
| 10 am | Workshops on the following topics: 1. ‚Partisan Capital‘: Recruitment and Promotion of Women in Political Parties Moderation: Dr. Pierre Gottschlich, Julia Heinschel, University of Rostock 2. Compatibility of professional and private life as a prerequisite for political participation Moderation: Manuela Müller, Cécile Weidhofer, EAF Berlin 3. Collaboration with civil society actors and institutions Moderation: Dr. Dennis Bastian Rudolf, Ministry of Justice, Equality, and Consumer Protection Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 4. Youth work, political education, and recruitment of young talent Moderation: Ludmila Lutz-Auras, Bettina Lorenz, Mecklenburger AnStiftung |
| 12 pm | Lunch break |
| 1 pm | Continuation of the workshops |
| 2 pm | Presentation of results and outlook |
| 3 pm | Get Together |
| 4 pm | End of conference |
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