Article created on: 24.11.2022, latest update: 24.11.2023
Worldwide, every third woman is affected by violence. Also in Austria, every fifth woman still experiences physical and/or sexual violence after the age of 16. A strong and visible sign against violence against women is set every year by the worldwide UN Women Campaign "Orange the World – Stop Violence against Women and Girls". From 25th November to 10th December this year, buildings around the globe will be illuminated in orange. A glaring call to look and act.
TU Graz joins the Austria Campaign 2023 of "Orange the World": the "Alte Technik", "Neue Technik" and "Campus Inffeldgasse" buildings will be decorated with orange flags but not illuminated by orange light to save energy.
The role of the universities in the fight against violence against women
Gudrun Haage, head of the Office for Gender Equality and Equal Opportunity and chairperson of the working group for equal treatment issues at TU Graz: "We welcome the inclusion of the Austrian universities in this year's campaign against violence against women. It is important to highlight this topic at the a university level and to present it in a wider context."
