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A scientific study by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) in 2022 estimates the annual economic damage caused by gender-based violence in Germany at 68 billion euros. The lion’s share of this, 53 billion euros, is accounted for by violence against girls and women.
53 billion euros a year, or 148 million euros a day: that’s the cost to the German state of structural, traditional male violence against women.

This sum is a low estimate, because gender-specific violence is constantly multiplying.
It became particularly clear when Lisa Paus (Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, BMFSFJ) and Nancy Faeser (Federal Ministry of the Interior, BMI), who were in office at the time, presented the „Situation Report on Crimes against Women and Girls“ on November 19, 2024, and publicly acknowledged the egregious extent of gender-specific violence against girls and women for the first time in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany with these police statistics: The number of cases has risen massively in all areas of crime without exception.

• A large percentage of German sick leave is due to gender-based violence;
• Gender-based violence is a burden for our society, our judiciary, our law enforcement, our social systems and our economy;
• The number of adolescents and minors involved in gender-based violence is steadily increasing;
• Injuries resulting from domestic violence usually cannot be cured by short-term therapy;
• Absenteeism among female employees is on the rise, resulting in considerable costs for companies.

German companies could benefit significantly from actively combating gender-based violence. Large companies in particular have a multitude of untapped opportunities to intervene and protect their capital, i.e. their female employees. It is worthwhile to invest in training, seminars and strategic measures, analogous to the Istanbul Convention, Chapter III – Prevention.
We are the experts who can help you. We are a group of highly committed women with in-depth knowledge. Our individual skills complement each other and our knowledge, our networks and our didactic approach are the basis on which we can empower you. We are digital natives and very experienced in working with different audiences. Last but not least, we are internationally sought-after speakers.

By analyzing the data collected over the past seven years and evaluating it according to more than 100 parameters, we are able to pass on well-founded knowledge on a regular basis. On November 25, 2024, for example, this was exactly what was needed at the Senate Department for the Interior and Sports, Berlin, where employees were informed about the structural connections underlying German femicides in an in-house training event entitled „Violence against women is not a women’s issue.

Whether You want to sensitize Your staff once, whether You want to transform Your corporate culture in an even more sustainable way, or whether You want to create awareness through a speaker contribution – we are at Your side. And, yes of course: we continue to educate ourselves.

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