Dresden (dpa/sn) - With a view to International Women's Day on March 8, politicians in Saxony called for more equal opportunities for political mandates. "Despite all the progress that has been made, it is still necessary for our society to encourage women to participate in politics," said state parliament president Matthias Rößler during a ceremony on Saturday in the state parliament in Dresden. Many women are already active as citizens and have a lot of responsibility in sports clubs, church choirs or parent councils. "They also run companies, parliaments or are at the top of public administrations," said the CDU politician.
On the occasion of the traditional ceremony in the plenary hall, the former President of the Bundestag Rita Süssmuth (CDU), Saxony's Equal Opportunities Minister Katja Meier (Greens) and the Mayor of Niesky in the Görlitz district, Kathrin Uhlemann (non-party). Women's Day was first celebrated in 1911. On the day, the previous achievements of the women's rights movement are to be celebrated, but attention is also drawn to the unequal treatment that still exists.
