Graz Women's Prize 2025: Award for Equality of Equality!

Graz Women's Prize 2025: Award for Equality of Equality!

Graz, Österreich - On June 3, 2025, the ceremonial awarding of the Graz Women's Prize 2025 took place in the casemates on Schlossberg. This prize, organized by the women's presentation and equality of the city of Graz, honors outstanding achievements of female personalities and projects that are committed to women and their rights. "With the Graz Women's Prize, we would like to draw attention to the commitment and achievements of women," explained Doris Kirschner, the head of the department, during the ceremony.

The event was not only a festive occasion, but also a sign of cohesion. In a minute's silence, those present intended to the late Mayor of Graz Alfred Stingl and former Minister of Women Helga Konrad. The program also offered entertaining contributions from the Graz cabaret artist Chrissi Buchmasser and the virtual band The Cake Escape, moderated by actress Martina Poel.

The award winners in detail

The awards went to impressive women in several categories:

• outstanding commitment: Maryam Mohammadi, a talented photo artist, curator and psychosocial consultant. Her projects, including "Divan" and "Pop-up Chai" of Caritas, show their commitment to the support of women who are affected by violence, especially those with a migration background.
• Lebenswerk: Heide Cortolezis, which, as a co -founder of the Graz women's advice center, as well as the association "Nowa" and the non -partisan association Felin - Female Leader's initiative, fought for equality.
• Project: Luise Höggerl and Marie Waser for their concept "24/7 care shop". Your interactive exhibition in the Kunsthaus shows the value of the often invisible care and care work and stimulates discussion.

in particular Höggerl asked the explosive question in her speech: "In which world do we live in when the most important of all work is unpaid?" According to Graz, your and Wasers project will also continue in Linz to get even more attention to the topic.

a strong sign for equality

The winners were selected by two juries that consisted of renowned members from various areas. These juries underline the importance of equality and gender justice in society, topics that are also taken up by the Hans Böckler Foundation. According to their studies, many challenges in equality are still present, such as the unequal distribution of nursing work and the too often invisible thinking that women do in everyday life.

The participation of the jury members and their valuable expertise shows that the Graz Women's Prize is not only about the appreciation of individual services, but a collective call to improve gender relations. The challenges that the equality of women and men brings with it are of central importance in the current social discussion and will continue to employ many people.

The awarding of the Graz women's price is therefore not only an honor, but a courageous step in the right direction in order to strengthen awareness of the concerns of women and their important contribution to society. For more information about the award ceremony and other initiatives to promote equality, click on 5min.at and Kleine Zeitung .