{"id":772,"date":"2017-03-01T10:17:16","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T09:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdw.ac.at\/magazin\/?p=772"},"modified":"2017-03-01T10:44:10","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T09:44:10","slug":"special-frauen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mdw.ac.at\/magazin\/2017\/03\/01\/special-frauen\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Women"},"content":{"rendered":"1 January 2017, Facebook: Falter<\/em> editor-in-chief Florian Klenk asked when we\u2019d be seeing the first woman conduct the New Year\u2019s Concert. In the lengthy discussion beneath his post, one user wrote scornfully of a \u201cgender revolt\u201d. Some calmer users speculated that women perhaps weren\u2019t generally attracted to such a job, while others branded existing women conductors as mediocre and still others suspected a \u201cmale conspiracy\u201d<\/p>\n

Here, however, in this issue\u2019s Special section, the point is that we should avoid resorting to black-and-white thinking when it comes to the issue of gender equality \u2013 and, most importantly, that we should avoid aggression: read why we need both female and male role models, why feminism is helpful even if it does often elicit scorn, and why gender studies plays an important part in contemplating historically rooted notions and circumstances pertaining to gender. You can also learn about women who teach or used to teach at the mdw, as well as about ongoing initiatives. There\u2019s so much still to be done!<\/p>\n

Articles from this special<\/strong><\/p>\n

Making Women Visible<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n