Organizer 1
Dr. Elisabeth Mezulianik
Area Leader Integration,
City of Vienna
Ebendorferstraße 1 A- 1010 Vienna

Tel: ++43/1/4000/ 81431
Fax: ++43/1/4000/ 99-81431
Email:mez@bli.magwien.gv.at


Organizer 2
Michaela Kauer
head of cabinet of the city councellor for Integration, womens agendas
City of Vienna
kau@gif.magwien.gv.at
A-1010 Vienna City Hall Office of the city councellor for Integration and womens agendas
Tel: ++43/1/4000/ 81284
Fax: ++43/1/4000/ 99-81284
Email:kau@gif.magwien.gv.at





Workshop description:
This workshop will focus on different needs female migrants as a special target group do have, and tries to present what kind of health policy has been developed in Vienna.


Goals of the workshop:
As a goal of the workshop we are aiming at feminisation of migration and related problems, like gender specific forms of abuse and exploitation, trafficking related issues and the different policies of countries of destination in terms of the position of migrant women in the host societies. Another essential goal is to give an overview about best practice-models of Vienna´s health policy like equal access of female migrants to existing health care services and special services for the particular needs of this target group. Further we want to discuss strategic options the city of Vienna is focussing.




Policy relevance and topic: governments are searching for ways to set up awareness and understanding of Women migrants health issues in the public opinion


How international comparisons are included: Participants are working as development and operation officers overseas and central Europe.


Reference to concerns with policy-making and best practice: selected model projects in the area of empowerment and capacity buidling
like as FGM-Femal genital mutiliation, and the Viennese "Intercultural
Women´s health centre".



Presenters / participants /other information
Confirmed participants and programme

Beate Wimmer Puchinger,
Professor University of Vienna,
women health officer
City of Vienna
Austria

Irena Vojackova-Sollorano,
Chief of Mission and Coordinator for Central Europe,
IOM (International organisation of migration)

Andrea Eckhart,
Deputy chief,
Viennese funds for Integration
Austria




Opening:
by Elisabeth Mezulianik, area leader of Integration matters, City of Vienna
Moderation:
Michaela Kauer, head of Cabinet of the city Councellor for women´s agenda
and integration issues.

Round 1: Reflections on background paper

1)Irena Vojackova-Sollorano, Chief of Mission and Coordinator for Central
Europe, IOM (International organisation of migration)
2)Beate Wimmer Puchinger, women health officer City of Vienna
3)Andrea Eckhart, deputy chief, Viennese funds for Integration

Round II: Discussion

Michaela Kauer, Moderation

Round III: Conclusions

Michaela Kauer


The papers have been produced by Andrea Eckhart, deputy Manager of Vienna
Integration Fund to the issue "Intercultural Mainstreaming, Empowerment und
Capacity Buildings as Strategies of Women's Health Policy in Vienna" and by
Irena Vojácková-Sollorano, Chief of Mission and Coordinator for Central
Europe for the International Organization for Migration's office in Vienna
to the topic of "Feminisation of Migration".

The paper of third speaker, Prof. Beate Wimmer-Puchinger, University of
Vienna, is not available yet





Summary:
This workshop will focus on different needs female migrants as a special target group do have, and tries to present what kind of health policy has been developed in Vienna.



Date: 10 September


(1 session is 3 hours)
Number of sessions: 1

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