Widmann-Mauz draws consequences: Women's leadership in the CDU strongly underrepresented!
Widmann-Mauz draws consequences: Women's leadership in the CDU strongly underrepresented!
Annette Widmann-Mauz, the chairwoman of the CDU women's union, has now declared its resignation. At the Federal Delegate Day in Reutlingen, she expressed her concern about the lack of female leaders in the CDU. Despite a women's share of 44 percent in the party presidium, party executive and in the federal cabinet, she makes it clear that the Union remains behind its possibilities in many other areas. SWR reports that are only four out of twenty members on the executive group board and that in the coalition committee, the decisive committee, only one woman under ten men sits.
In her withdrawal statement, Widmann-Mauz emphasized the need to use more women in management positions. "It is important that the political committees reflect the diversity of society," she said, noting that all important ministries, including finance and the interior, are guided exclusively by men. The coalition committee, in which Chancellor Friedrich Merz also sits, also has a strong male dominance. There are 10 men and 8 women in the Merz cabinet, which underlines the demand for more gender justice. The Süddeutsche Zeitung reports that many are perceived by many as a men's party.women's shares in the CDU
According to the report, the proportion of women among the CDU supporters dropped from 55 percent in 2017 to 48 percent in 2024. In the 2021 federal election, only 19.5 percent of women and 18.2 percent of men chose the CDU, which increases the concerns about the future political relevance of the party. It is particularly significant that women such as Angela Merkel and Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer were at the top of the CDU in the past 20 years, but there is currently only one CDU President and a single group leader in all state parliament.
A total of only 57 out of 321 women among the CDU district chairs. Conclusion: The CDU could urgently benefit from a reformation of its gender policy. Equality emphasizes that an equality-oriented policy is crucial for the representation and participation of women in politics.
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Widmann-Mauz gives up the federal presidency of the Women's Union after ten years. Her successor will be elected this afternoon, with the candidates Ina Scharrenbach and Nina Warken competing in a martial candidate. The women's union has around 95,000 members and has the opportunity to gain more influence within the party through its new leadership.
The challenges that the CDU is facing are considerable. In order to achieve a balance between the sexes and to make the political landscape more democratic, a change in the existing structures is necessary. The needs of women must be focused on political decision -makers in order to promote a fairer and more diverse society in the long term.
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