13: New freedoms, old constraints? Challenges of integrating female refugees in Austria
In cooperation with Austrian Integration Fund
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Hauptschule
Breakout
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in englischer SpracheThe challenges of integrating women are rarely the subject of public attention compared to those regarding men. What does it take to overcome old constraints and take advantage of the opportunities in Austria and Europe, contrary to traditional gender roles and patriarchal family structures?
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Seyran ATES
Lawyer, Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Seyran Ates; Managing Director, Ibn Rushd-Goethe Moschee GmbH, Berlin
| 1983-1995 | Law Studies, Freie Universität Berlin (Interruption 1984-1990) |
| 1995-1997 | Traineeship, Court of Appeal, Berlin |
| 1997-2006 | Self-employed Lawyer, Berlin |
| since 2003 | Author, Berlin |
| 2006-2007 | Freelance Writer, Berlin |
| 2007-2009 | Independent Lawyer; Author, Berlin |
| since 2009 | Author, Berlin |
| 2009-2011 | Managing Director, Fimas Finanzmanagement GmbH & Co KG, Berlin |
| 2011 | Managing Director, Hausverwaltung SOWA-CASA GmbH, Berlin |
| since 2010 | Lawyer, Berlin |
| since 2017 | Managing Director, Ibn Rushd-Goethe Moschee, Berlin |
MBA, BA Farnaz BEIKZADEH-ABBASI
Interpreter, Austrian Integration Fund, Vienna
| 2000-2004 | Bachelor of Arts, German Language, Islamic Azad University, Teheran |
| 2004-2007 | Expeditions Leader; Head of Department, Ecotour Iran, Teheran |
| 2006-2009 | Conservation of the Asiatic Cheetah Project, SGP - Small Grants Programme; UNDP - Unites Nations Development Programme, United Nations, Teheran; Tabas; Yazd |
| 2007-2010 | Master of Business Administration, Human Resources, University of Teheran, Teheran; Kish |
| since 2008 | Yoga Teacher; Co-Founder, Dana Yoga Center, Vienna; Teheran; Kish |
| 2014-2016 | Health Teacher, UKI - Unterstützungskomitee zur Integration von Migrationen, Vienna |
| since 2016 | Interpreter, ÖIF - Österreichischer Integrationsfonds, Vienna |
Lic. phil. I Saida KELLER-MESSAHLI
Founder and President, Forum for a progressive Islam, Zurich
| French linguistics and literature, english literature, science of film, University of Zurich | |
| International observer, city of Hebron (Westbank), Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bern | |
| Fimfestivals Visions du Réèl, Nyon | |
| Swiss Culture Foundation 'Pro Helvetia', Zurich | |
| High school teacher, French |
Dr. Karin KNEISSL
Austrian Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs, Vienna
| On 18 December 2017, Dr Karin Kneissl was appointed Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria. Karin Kneissl was born in 1965 in Vienna. She studied law and Arab studies at the University of Vienna. She also studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the University of Amman, the University of Urbino and was a Fulbright scholar at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Karin Kneissl is also a graduate of the Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA) in Paris. From 1990 to 1998 Karin Kneissl held a number of posts in the Austrian diplomatic service, including in the cabinet of then foreign minister Dr Alois Mock, in the Office of International Law and at the Austrian embassies in Paris and Madrid. Since 1998 Karin Kneissl has worked as an independent lecturer in the areas of international law, Middle Eastern history and the energy market at various universities, including the University of Vienna; the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna; the European Business School in the Rheingau, Germany; the International Centre for Human Sciences in Byblos, Lebanon; Saint-Joseph University in Beirut; as well as at the Austrian Armed Forces National Defence Academy, Vienna and Theresian Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria. Karin Kneissl has also worked since 1998 as an independent commentator and correspondent for numerous German and English-speaking print media, as well as for the Austrian state broadcaster ORF. She has authored a large number of books and publications. Karin Kneissl is co-founder and vice president of Whistleblowing Austria as well as vice president of the Society for Politico-Strategic Studies, STRATEG. She has worked in local politics in her home community of Seibersdorf and plays an active role in numerous non-profit organisations in Austria and Lebanon. Karin Kneissl speaks various foreign languages: Arabic, English, French, Hebrew (basic), Italian, Hungarian (basic) and Spanish. |
Mag. Nalan GÜNDÜZ
Self-employed, Graz
| 2008-2009 | Part time lawyer, Law office Mag. Britta Schönhart, Vienna |
| 2009-2010 | Presenter, Information modules at "Start Wien"City of Vienna, Vienna |
| 2009-2011 | Lawyer and project manager, Verein Fair und Sensibel - Polizei und AfrikanerInnen, Vienna |
| 2011-2012 | Desk officer, Department Integration Coordination Federal Ministry of Interior, Vienna |
| 2013-2016 | Integration Representative, Austrian Embassy Ankara, Federal Ministry of Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs, Ankara |
| 2016-2017 | Deputy head of department, Styria Integration Center, Austrian Integration Fund, Graz |
| since 2017 | AMS-company founding programme (Moderation and intercultural theatre), Graz |
