Wir Mssen Unser Land Fr Die Frauen Verndern (Aufl) - Softcover

Maria-von-welser-ursula-von-der-leyen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3570009599 ISBN 13: 9783570009598

Publisher: C. Bertelsmann, 2007

Synopsis

Ursula von der Leyen, with a doctorate in medicine, a mother of seven, and the Minister for Families, Seniors, Women, and Children, is a controversial woman. Her Union for the Family has caused great contention – in her own party as well as in the opposition. In her discussions with the notable journalist Maria von Welser, Ursula von der Leyen clearly presents her position and emphasises her goals for an indispensable change in policies concerning women. The central question: what must be done in order to improve the situation of women truly and enduringly? With her Union for the Family, Ursula von der Leyen follows a very clear strategy: for women to confidently combine family and career, there must be a dependable – and early – child care system. This politician also makes a plea for the financial relief and the fostering of young families. But business should also take more responsibility, be it through more flexible work models or the establishment of child care through the company. Finally, yet another vital element of the new family politics: men should be sensitised for taking more responsibility in the care of their children. In this context, Maria von Welser and Ursula von der Leyen discuss the situation in other European countries (including Great Britain, France, and Denmark), in which the opportunities for women to combine family and career have long been considered an entirely obvious policy. In Germany, families and children are seen primarily in a negative light – as an impoverishing factor and an obstacle to career. Many women still must decide between the role of the dedicated housewife and having the image of the neglectful mother. The goal of a policy appropriate for women would be to have the concept of children and family be considered a positive experience. Ursula von der Leyen has committed herself to turning the ideas within this policy into reality. Press “A revolutionary document: Ursula von der Leyen wants to give the economy a jolt. Her book reveals how provincial in many ways the day-care debate is. This will certainly contribute to making the potent political debate about the family more objective. ... This is not a matter of the family versus the economy; instead it is more about the economy’s obligations towards the family. A catching up of the revolution, which has not only the women but also the men in focus ... The area that Ursula von der Leyen has selected for this is strategically not poorly chosen. It proves ideally to be a lever for putting our working world back on its feet again in an innovative way. In any case, one would like to understand this book – which starting Monday will be giving the economy a jolt.” Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Author Ursula von der Leyen, a member of the Christian Democratic Union party, is the Federal Minister for Families, Seniors, Woman, and Children. Maria von Welser, long the moderator of highly regarded TV women’s magazine, is director of the Hamburg Studio of the North German Broadcasting.

About this edition

• Publisher: C. Bertelsmann
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 3570009599
• ISBN 13: 9783570009598
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 228